Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 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 3AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

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

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3529
2731
2247
1900
1312
1016
886
953
961
767
361
335
282
528
494
411
349
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
WSW
0
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:01PM2.56m
6:43AM2.56m
7:16PM2.70m
7:52AM2.71m
8:18PM2.90m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.67m
12:54PM0.65m
1:33AM0.51m
1:59PM0.47m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
6
3
1
3
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
13
11
13
10
7
7
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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