Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 07 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (07 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (07 Feb)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212141414131313131312121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)752775764717717717912912861823744721710585558459452380374317311306252243
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:00PM
2.84
3:22AM
2.68
3:41PM
2.64
4:05AM
2.51
4:26PM
2.45
4:57AM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
0.40
9:17PM
0.46
9:34AM
0.59
9:58PM
0.65
10:19AM
0.79
10:46PM
0.84
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47
Sunset---8:45-------8:45-------8:44----
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C171918171412121116191917151413131819191815141414
Feels °C (?)17181616141111915171716161412121818181715131413
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