Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.8° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (14 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
4
6
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4
4
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.6
W
11
1.8
W
13
2.1
W
12
1.6
W
17
3
W
17
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
698
437
457
400
606
1070
1335
1508
5324
5949
5521
5083
4473
3760
4018
4259
3650
3027
2738
2491
2479
2581
2558
874
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
0
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:01AM3.10m
10:26PM3.24m
10:53AM3.17m
11:16PM3.32m
11:43AM3.18m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.13m
4:11PM0.11m
4:41AM0.01m
5:02PM0.03m
5:32AM-0.06m
5:51PM0.00m
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7:54
7:54
7:52
7:52
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5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
7
9
5
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
9
9
Feels °C
12
10
9
12
12
10
12
13
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
9
9
7
8
8
6
6
6
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