Little Wanganui Surf Break
Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Little Wanganui

Issued: 11 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (04 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
9
1.5
NW
7
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
1.9
WSW
7
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
222
328
314
434
472
745
767
416
460
516
816
352
482
437
425
433
416
509
352
809
874
1288
1044
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
N
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:50PM2.65m
1:11AM2.71m
1:32PM2.58m
1:53AM2.65m
2:17PM2.52m
2:38AM2.60m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.56m
7:01PM0.58m
7:27AM0.61m
7:42PM0.64m
8:11AM0.65m
8:27PM0.69m
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
3
2
1
1
4
4
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
16
16
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
11
15
14
13
13
12
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
10
8
8
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
6
1.5
NW
7
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.8
NW
8
1
W
9
2.3
NW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
NNW
9
2.3
W
9
0.9
NNW
9
2.5
WSW
9
Energy kJ
66
222
328
314
434
472
745
767
344
460
173
816
352
388
437
425
433
416
509
201
116
874
130
1044
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
9
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
15
0.9
N
7
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
1.5
WNW
10
1.1
W
9
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
13
1.4
N
8
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
NNW
9
0.2
WSW
17
1.4
W
10
Energy kJ
80
22
20
21
77
18
18
34
416
203
43
32
270
482
343
301
249
184
111
125
93
111
28
392
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
N
12
0.5
NNW
8
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
1.3
NW
10
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
N
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.6
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.1
W
23
0.8
NNW
9
Energy kJ
4
21
21
11
32
10
9
44
43
2
9
309
15
14
21
70
65
88
21
61
29
11
103
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.8
NW
9
1.9
WSW
7
2.3
W
9
3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
78
142
516
352
809
1288
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
8
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
92
100
172
100
100
119
91
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
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