Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
5
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)
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
2
W
9
3.5
WNW
9
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
11
5
W
12
5
W
13
5
W
14
5
W
15
4.5
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
277
194
308
379
637
1996
3408
4021
4232
4772
6397
8649
10031
10204
8467
6941
5868
4966
4407
3934
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:02PM2.26m
6:38AM2.24m
7:13PM2.33m
7:42AM2.35m
8:09PM2.47m
Low Tide
11:40AM1.03m
00:20AM1.04m
12:52PM0.99m
1:27AM0.95m
1:52PM0.87m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
2
4
4
8
5
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
9
7
6
6
3
3
2
1
2
3
5
6
8
7
8
8
9
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