Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.8° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
6
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4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
1.9
NNW
7
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.4
W
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
W
11
2
W
13
2.3
W
12
1.6
W
17
3
W
17
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
15
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
356
341
277
198
362
1121
974
668
418
457
402
606
1314
1570
1439
4927
5875
5559
5106
4829
4295
4244
3693
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:05AM2.99m
9:32PM3.11m
10:01AM3.10m
10:26PM3.24m
10:53AM3.17m
11:16PM3.32m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.28m
3:17PM0.23m
3:47AM0.13m
4:11PM0.11m
4:41AM0.01m
5:02PM0.03m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
6
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
6
Temp °C
7
7
8
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
11
12
9
10
12
11
10
11
12
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
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