Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (24 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
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4
5
5
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.4
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
W
14
2
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6483
5559
4966
4467
3934
3436
3012
2760
2723
2412
850
874
2308
2308
2190
2012
1817
1509
1465
1543
744
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:42AM2.35m
8:09PM2.47m
8:32AM2.50m
8:54PM2.64m
9:14AM2.65m
Low Tide
1:52PM0.87m
2:21AM0.79m
2:40PM0.71m
3:06AM0.61m
3:21PM0.54m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
12
13
13
12
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