Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.3° C
1.1° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (10 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2096
1864
1500
1239
1038
1038
883
706
678
565
1327
1318
1271
1255
1210
1210
1195
1180
986
935
795
784
639
543
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
WNW
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:48AM2.68m
6:27PM2.66m
6:58AM2.75m
7:33PM2.78m
8:04AM2.86m
8:35PM2.94m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.54m
00:40AM0.57m
1:15PM0.47m
1:47AM0.44m
2:18PM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
6
5
6
10
10
8
9
8
8
7
8
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
10
10
10
Feels °C
2
1
2
8
9
6
7
6
5
4
6
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
10
10
8
8
8
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