Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 07 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (07 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (07 Mar)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55155163988013281685188520702235220622061989198919891787183516851703165814991460161915971635
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
ESE
0
S
0
SE
0
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
E
0
SE
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
glassglassglassglassoffglassononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
3.02
1:46PM
3.00
2:05AM
2.89
2:22PM
2.83
2:41AM
2.73
2:59PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
0.24
8:00PM
0.28
8:17AM
0.40
8:36PM
0.46
8:54AM
0.58
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset-------8:06-------8:05-------8:02
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1211--------
Temp. °C141313121619191716161616161717171615141517191816
Feels °C (?)141212111518191718181718171718181716141518181716
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