Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.9°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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.8
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
7
1
NW
7
0.7
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
96
132
132
110
93
243
250
216
187
163
143
140
122
104
107
250
474
631
966
953
913
1001
961
861
746
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
0
NE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:05AM2.78m
9:23PM2.88m
9:49AM2.87m
10:05PM2.94m
10:28AM2.94m
10:44PM2.96m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.39m
3:10PM0.43m
3:35AM0.31m
3:55PM0.36m
4:16AM0.26m
4:36PM0.31m
4:55AM0.25m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:13
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6:11
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6:09
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6:09
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8:17
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8:19
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8:21
 mm
4
2
2
1
1
1
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1
3
3
2
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
19
18
16
15
15
15
15
14
16
17
17
16
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
17
18
16
17
16
15
20
18
17
16
16
16
15
14
16
16
16
17
14
14
15
15
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