Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7PM is: 1.3m 20s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (10 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
3
0
1
4
5
6
7
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7
5
4
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
20
2.3
WSW
19
2.5
WSW
19
3
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1347
1096
1055
1341
3679
4728
5804
8262
7655
6991
6065
5996
5808
6007
6912
7188
7188
7188
6999
6804
6603
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:35AM3.05m
9:54PM3.23m
10:18AM3.15m
10:35PM3.30m
10:58AM3.19m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.12m
4:08AM-0.01m
4:24PM0.03m
4:49AM-0.06m
5:05PM0.00m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
8
6
6
6
8
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
5
6
6
5
3
3
3
6
7
8
9
7
5
4
4
5
7
6
6
5
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