Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
11
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
W
13
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2141
1683
1293
1175
1544
2422
3813
3110
2982
2736
2352
2234
2085
1868
1704
1526
1360
597
504
1196
1214
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
0
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:09PM3.17m
00:26AM3.25m
12:48PM3.17m
1:06AM3.19m
1:29PM3.10m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.05m
6:39AM0.00m
6:58PM0.08m
7:21AM0.08m
7:42PM0.17m
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7:11
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7:32
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7:34
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
10
11
11
10
9
8
9
8
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
11
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
5
4
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
11
10
11
8
8
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