Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.1° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (11 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (11 Jun)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
0.8
W
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
826
701
745
1210
1375
1324
1021
994
752
773
894
906
1135
1168
1106
417
1021
1042
1160
1074
1005
978
951
811
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
0
SW
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
E
5
E
5
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:23AM2.73m
6:59PM2.71m
7:23AM2.85m
7:56PM2.87m
8:20AM2.99m
8:51PM3.02m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.62m
12:42PM0.45m
1:07AM0.50m
1:39PM0.34m
2:06AM0.35m
2:35PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
9
10
8
7
8
9
9
9
13
13
11
10
10
11
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
4
3
4
7
8
6
5
5
6
6
7
12
12
10
8
8
9
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.1
W
10
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
826
701
431
1210
1375
1324
1021
994
752
773
894
906
1135
1168
1106
231
1021
1042
1160
1074
1005
978
951
811
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
18
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
0.2
W
22
0.4
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
W
18
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.2
W
19
0.5
W
19
1
W
14
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
Energy kJ
230
418
745
36
125
108
227
8
12
19
19
30
171
417
164
150
145
113
124
114
97
89
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.3
W
22
0.4
W
22
0.4
WSW
21
Energy kJ
404
11
11
11
83
145
148
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
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