Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.7° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 1.9m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
19
1.1
WSW
16
1.6
W
18
2
W
18
2.3
W
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
644
1702
2527
3161
3208
3519
2942
3195
3277
3360
3318
3529
3195
2994
2877
2664
2493
2526
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:42PM3.35m
12:05PM3.17m
00:23AM3.27m
12:45PM3.08m
Low Tide
5:57AM-0.08m
6:13PM0.01m
6:38AM0.01m
6:54PM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
11
11
10
9
9
10
12
13
11
10
10
10
8
7
7
9
8
5
Feels °C
13
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
4
3
3
6
6
1
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