Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.9° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 114mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
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9 AM
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3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
5
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6362
6049
5969
6052
5454
5659
6454
7050
7402
7350
7763
7397
6429
3360
3034
2678
2195
1560
1191
980
742
633
624
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NE
20
N
5
ENE
5
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:57AM2.56m
4:37PM2.53m
5:20AM2.49m
6:01PM2.56m
6:43AM2.56m
7:16PM2.70m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.71m
10:59PM0.73m
11:37AM0.74m
00:21AM0.67m
12:54PM0.65m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
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6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
6
5
8
11
19
17
14
11
2
3
5
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
7
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
8
8
11
11
13
12
12
11
8
7
7
8
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