Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
14
2
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1
WSW
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2522
2137
1597
1343
1127
1233
1305
1106
1056
918
805
710
615
510
418
263
338
338
286
281
332
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
NW
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
8:06AM2.42m
8:33PM2.51m
8:55AM2.53m
9:18PM2.64m
9:38AM2.64m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.81m
2:45AM0.77m
3:05PM0.70m
3:30AM0.64m
3:47PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
6
9
10
8
6
5
5
5
6
10
10
9
6
5
5
6
8
12
12
9
8
Feels °C
3
7
7
6
3
2
2
2
3
7
7
6
3
2
2
3
5
10
10
8
6
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