Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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5
5
5
5
5
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5258
5570
5641
5254
4942
4640
4014
3441
3114
2560
2264
2021
1637
1399
1111
939
815
792
778
755
713
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
10
E
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
0
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
S
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross
on
glassy
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:00AM2.48m
8:19PM2.65m
8:42AM2.67m
8:58PM2.84m
9:20AM2.85m
Low Tide
2:06PM0.71m
2:31AM0.56m
2:47PM0.52m
3:10AM0.36m
3:25PM0.34m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:29
6:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
10
10
9
7
5
5
6
9
10
9
10
8
7
6
6
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
5
7
7
6
4
2
2
3
7
7
6
6
5
5
3
3
8
10
10
9
8
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