Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
504
490
490
490
421
433
446
452
378
373
299
290
261
204
204
312
321
389
477
1009
2682
2862
2384
1903
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
15
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:52AM2.61m
5:27PM2.50m
5:50AM2.52m
6:24PM2.47m
6:47AM2.48m
Low Tide
10:36PM0.65m
11:10AM0.63m
11:35PM0.74m
12:06PM0.70m
00:33AM0.79m
1:01PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
8
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
9
11
9
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
5
10
12
9
8
8
8
9
8
11
10
11
11
9
8
9
10
5
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
9
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
504
490
490
490
421
433
446
452
378
373
299
290
261
204
93
195
235
201
459
705
2682
2862
2384
1903
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NNE
5
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
N
8
1.8
WSW
13
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
Energy kJ
92
72
59
59
44
31
23
22
14
5
19
20
20
44
204
312
321
389
109
1009
66
46
20
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
7
0.3
SW
4
0.5
NW
10
0.7
NNW
9
Energy kJ
10
5
5
5
2
2
1
3
46
67
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
5
1.9
WSW
8
Energy kJ
26
477
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
91
54
0
61
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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