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Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 31 Jan 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
18.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)12121111111111111111111111111212121212121211117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)461446343290285234230230234234239285247247252256211193156183220205198507
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		oncross-
off		offcross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
2.94
10:29PM
2.95
10:53AM
3.12
11:19PM
3.07
11:40AM
3.24
12:04AM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
0.29
4:37AM
0.25
5:07PM
0.13
5:26AM
0.12
5:54PM
0.02
6:11AM
0.04
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset---8:53-------8:52-------8:52----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------262
Temp. °C151818161311101015181817131112121718191817171514
Feels °C (?)1415161412109814161616121010101616171817171110
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