Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.3° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
W
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WNW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
332
326
320
265
270
862
913
874
887
887
769
646
715
636
337
881
1472
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
N
25
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:59PM2.77m
10:18AM2.75m
10:36PM2.88m
10:55AM2.83m
Low Tide
4:11AM0.51m
4:26PM0.45m
4:49AM0.40m
5:02PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
2
11
8
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
13
10
11
Feels °C
8
6
6
6
7
10
10
8
7
6
7
8
9
9
8
7
9
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