Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.7° C

1.0°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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jun)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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)
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1993
1652
1325
1086
923
768
641
533
292
199
176
163
239
297
357
490
490
490
421
427
446
452
378
373
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
10
WNW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:59AM2.90m
3:31PM2.68m
3:55AM2.75m
4:28PM2.56m
4:52AM2.61m
5:27PM2.50m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.39m
9:39PM0.53m
10:14AM0.52m
10:36PM0.65m
11:10AM0.63m
11:35PM0.74m
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
6
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
13
11
10
9
8
8
8
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
13
14
11
9
10
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
10
8
8
7
6
5
5
11
10
8
6
6
6
6
6
11
13
9
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1993
1652
1325
1086
923
768
641
533
292
176
176
142
116
297
357
490
490
490
421
427
446
452
378
373
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
174
232
208
121
133
133
101
176
192
199
168
138
119
85
92
62
59
59
44
31
23
22
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WSW
7
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
91
146
142
142
138
45
121
118
118
163
239
94
47
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
54
54
0
54
100
100
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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