Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
1
4
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
!
!
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)141413131212121212111112121111101010101111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)338831102571231818661806192017471688147820533856308621841795151916262105271630512891269125132420
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
5
E
5
NE
10
W
5
E
5
ENE
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassonoffglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset-----6:02-------6:00------5:59---
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
41112114-24---14333322111
Temp. °C131313131310101111111315151314131212121213121213
Feels °C (?)91091211891091012141311119667688911
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