Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
416
487
916
1051
1025
1623
1540
1349
1174
1016
899
742
731
615
589
572
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
W
0
S
5
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:26AM2.70m
2:51PM2.58m
3:13AM2.49m
3:42PM2.41m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.51m
8:43AM0.59m
9:06PM0.72m
9:31AM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
6
10
12
12
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
13
10
8
Feels °C
4
3
3
2
7
9
10
9
7
7
6
6
8
10
11
9
6
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