Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
!
3
!
2
2
1
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.8
NW
7
2.2
NW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
WNW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
1
W
18
2
WNW
9
1.7
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
84
81
106
93
79
137
181
280
313
1321
1425
1701
2053
2495
2052
2935
1902
1404
624
688
609
953
1603
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:12AM2.87m
12:31PM2.76m
00:49AM2.86m
1:09PM2.73m
1:27AM2.83m
1:49PM2.69m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.44m
6:26AM0.43m
6:39PM0.44m
7:04AM0.43m
7:17PM0.47m
7:43AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
10
11
3
2
3
6
2
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
13
13
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
11
9
10
10
8
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
8
12
12
9
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.8
NW
7
2.2
NW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
WNW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.7
NW
9
2.1
W
10
2.5
W
11
Energy kJ
64
84
81
106
93
79
137
181
280
313
1321
1425
1701
2053
2495
2052
2935
1902
1404
624
688
461
953
1603
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.6
W
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
22
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
20
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
18
1.5
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.7
W
10
1.4
NW
9
1.1
W
15
Energy kJ
6
26
26
3
8
41
40
35
121
17
25
10
53
71
121
413
504
329
227
609
294
544
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.3
WSW
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
22
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
1
W
18
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
1
W
16
Energy kJ
1
41
16
17
6
11
36
25
50
606
432
417
482
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
N
9
0.7
W
19
Energy kJ
770
354
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
0
0
0
0
0
172
172
173
203
172
88
88
88
54
109
100
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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