Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3°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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (21 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
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5
!
!
6
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.2
W
14
2
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.7
W
14
2
W
14
1.8
WSW
13
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2512
2061
1691
1317
1110
1465
1106
1306
1883
1426
1367
1367
1312
4483
5258
4065
5641
5788
5070
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:37PM2.30m
7:09AM2.32m
7:34PM2.46m
8:00AM2.48m
8:19PM2.65m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.95m
1:17PM0.89m
1:47AM0.77m
2:06PM0.71m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:28
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
9
10
11
10
11
12
10
9
8
8
6
8
10
11
10
6
Feels °C
9
9
5
7
8
7
5
4
5
4
4
2
3
2
5
7
6
5
2
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