Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
15
2.4
W
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.3
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
1.3
WSW
13
2
W
9
1.9
W
10
2.1
W
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2513
2412
1002
2127
2125
2125
2041
2041
1781
1656
1877
1838
547
600
660
1308
459
388
343
344
459
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:32AM2.50m
8:54PM2.64m
9:14AM2.65m
9:33PM2.81m
9:52AM2.80m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.71m
3:06AM0.61m
3:21PM0.54m
3:44AM0.43m
3:58PM0.38m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
5
5
5
3
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
12
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
12
10
11
11
10
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
11
9
12
10
9
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