Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.5° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3
W
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
W
13
1.1
W
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3932
3355
2844
2254
1765
1452
1144
995
727
608
454
386
329
411
135
193
237
296
1106
1267
1220
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:00PM2.90m
3:35AM2.71m
4:06PM2.76m
4:46AM2.57m
5:19PM2.67m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.38m
9:22PM0.41m
9:49AM0.54m
10:29PM0.54m
10:58AM0.64m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:20
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6:18
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6:18
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8:09
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8:10
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
12
12
12
11
9
7
7
7
12
13
13
12
10
11
11
12
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
7
4
4
4
10
11
11
11
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
13
12
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