Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2543
2158
1689
1413
789
542
702
545
453
336
326
355
514
603
604
737
2338
2338
1955
1538
1340
1106
911
2187
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:51AM2.74m
3:21PM2.60m
3:42AM2.70m
4:17PM2.58m
4:42AM2.67m
5:20PM2.59m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.50m
9:31PM0.61m
10:05AM0.54m
10:28PM0.65m
11:04AM0.56m
11:32PM0.64m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
14
15
12
10
10
10
9
9
13
13
11
10
9
8
7
7
12
13
9
6
5
Feels °C
7
7
9
12
13
9
7
7
7
7
6
11
11
8
7
6
5
4
3
9
9
6
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
18
Energy kJ
2543
2158
1689
1413
789
542
702
545
453
336
326
355
514
603
604
737
2338
2338
1955
1538
1340
1047
911
2187
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
1
SW
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
W
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
W
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1.1
W
16
0.2
W
23
0.4
WSW
21
0.5
W
21
0.7
W
20
0.9
WSW
20
1.2
WSW
19
1.1
W
18
Energy kJ
22
20
32
49
104
29
18
10
4
31
127
186
249
408
423
635
43
153
233
396
634
1106
839
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.5
W
7
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
46
9
9
4
1
1
22
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
54
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
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
3
3
3
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
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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