Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (30 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
17
1.8
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
14
4
W
14
4.5
W
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
829
1092
2859
3245
3114
4154
6267
7095
7330
7937
7231
7457
7260
7028
6465
5879
5217
4619
3772
3331
2822
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:38AM3.06m
11:53PM3.16m
12:14PM3.06m
00:30AM3.13m
12:52PM3.00m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.14m
6:06AM0.08m
6:22PM0.17m
6:45AM0.14m
7:02PM0.24m
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rain showers
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
5
5
6
4
4
5
3
2
3
2
1
1
3
4
5
6
6
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