Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
2
0
0
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
W
13
1.4
W
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.6
W
8
2
W
9
2.3
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.4
NNW
8
2
NW
8
1.1
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
4
WSW
9
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
14
5
W
14
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
556
633
218
331
695
659
434
204
477
754
916
2652
2452
8078
10518
9382
8104
5990
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
15
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
N
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:36PM2.37m
6:04AM2.34m
6:40PM2.36m
7:08AM2.34m
7:40PM2.41m
Low Tide
11:50PM0.92m
12:20PM0.90m
00:54AM0.94m
1:22PM0.89m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
10
15
3
1
2
14
3
3
12
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
10
10
9
8
9
8
9
8
7
6
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
7
11
11
11
8
8
8
5
3
2
1
3
2
4
3
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