Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.1° 

Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
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2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.6
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
9
2.1
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
4
W
10
4
W
10
3
WNW
11
3.5
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
W
10
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
913
773
657
565
556
544
302
546
627
755
1351
2617
2749
1717
3021
2355
2077
1944
1525
1716
1391
1291
1354
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
20
SW
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:56AM3.00m
10:11PM3.15m
10:32AM3.11m
10:48PM3.23m
11:09AM3.17m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.18m
4:01PM0.19m
4:23AM0.05m
4:39PM0.09m
5:00AM-0.01m
5:17PM0.05m
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7:13
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6:11
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6:31
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6:34
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 mm
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1
2
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1
9
10
4
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
14
11
8
9
9
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
5
4
7
7
7
8
10
12
10
10
5
1
1
5
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
5
5
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