Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1312
1143
850
953
961
854
400
386
322
608
494
494
411
180
98
233
292
385
423
431
423
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
0
N
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:43AM2.56m
7:16PM2.70m
7:52AM2.71m
8:18PM2.90m
8:47AM2.89m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.65m
1:33AM0.51m
1:59PM0.47m
2:32AM0.31m
2:53PM0.28m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
7
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
10
9
10
8
7
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