Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
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2
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
2
4
4
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
11
4
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
W
19
0.9
W
18
1
W
18
1.1
W
18
1.9
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1729
2719
3565
3221
1993
1365
1024
813
381
290
345
231
124
86
580
521
620
751
1156
1544
2323
5824
3770
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:28AM2.92m
10:43PM3.08m
11:03AM3.01m
11:18PM3.15m
11:38AM3.06m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.28m
4:34PM0.26m
4:55AM0.16m
5:09PM0.18m
5:30AM0.09m
5:44PM0.14m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
2
11
8
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
7
8
7
9
12
10
9
7
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
7
7
6
2
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