Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.0° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7024
7367
6947
7002
6882
3619
3034
2678
2195
1900
1459
1016
850
838
815
823
703
279
218
475
425
411
418
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
0
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20AM2.49m
6:01PM2.56m
6:43AM2.56m
7:16PM2.70m
7:52AM2.71m
8:18PM2.90m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.74m
00:21AM0.67m
12:54PM0.65m
1:33AM0.51m
1:59PM0.47m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
5
6
4
8
14
14
9
15
4
3
8
8
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
10
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
10
11
13
12
12
10
7
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
11
10
8
8
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