Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
10
2.3
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.7
W
9
1.5
NNW
10
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1180
903
672
549
539
452
405
427
644
620
675
639
631
622
514
471
451
372
303
365
358
321
307
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
W
0
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
6:46AM2.63m
7:22PM2.71m
7:57AM2.76m
8:27PM2.90m
8:58AM2.92m
Low Tide
00:25AM0.65m
1:02PM0.60m
1:38AM0.51m
2:09PM0.45m
2:42AM0.32m
3:07PM0.27m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
6
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
9
9
8
8
10
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
6
8
9
11
9
8
8
9
8
8
10
10
10
10
7
7
5
5
7
11
11
10
7
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