Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
6
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4
4
2
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
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
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
622
1054
1320
1508
5340
5949
5535
5083
4487
4299
4013
3693
3390
3022
2725
2289
2068
2089
2157
2173
2361
2449
2757
2736
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
10:26PM3.24m
10:53AM3.17m
11:16PM3.32m
11:43AM3.18m
00:04AM3.33m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.01m
5:02PM0.03m
5:32AM-0.06m
5:51PM0.00m
6:21AM-0.04m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
2
4
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
8
7
7
11
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
13
12
12
12
12
10
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
4
9
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