Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.0° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
2
NW
7
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.2
W
10
1.6
WNW
10
2
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1255
1210
1195
1038
986
904
795
754
639
639
449
431
341
277
198
418
1032
816
571
459
382
279
510
1001
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:33PM2.78m
8:04AM2.86m
8:35PM2.94m
9:05AM2.99m
9:32PM3.11m
10:01AM3.10m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.44m
2:18PM0.36m
2:49AM0.28m
3:17PM0.23m
3:47AM0.13m
4:11PM0.11m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:54
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5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
9
9
1
2
3
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
12
14
13
11
9
10
11
12
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
6
6
7
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
8
10
10
9
6
8
9
10
12
11
10
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