Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.6° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4.5
W
14
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3055
5074
5962
7432
4873
7863
6800
7603
7643
7443
6862
6075
5182
4606
3888
3442
2822
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:53PM3.16m
12:14PM3.06m
00:30AM3.13m
12:52PM3.00m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.08m
6:22PM0.17m
6:45AM0.14m
7:02PM0.24m
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
5
4
5
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
5
6
7
7
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