Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZST
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Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (02 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
10
2.1
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.6
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
W
9
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1270
865
614
460
363
390
392
358
277
192
290
403
284
168
165
123
92
124
80
277
378
416
452
508
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31AM2.76m
11:51PM2.81m
12:10PM2.72m
00:30AM2.77m
12:50PM2.65m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.48m
5:42PM0.49m
6:05AM0.52m
6:21PM0.53m
6:45AM0.56m
7:01PM0.58m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:08
5:08
6
6
5
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
11
11
11
14
14
11
11
11
12
13
13
16
16
14
15
15
16
15
16
15
13
14
11
12
10
10
10
13
13
9
9
9
9
11
12
15
15
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
10
2.1
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
W
9
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1270
865
614
460
363
390
392
358
277
192
290
403
284
168
165
123
92
124
80
277
378
416
452
508
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.9
WSW
7
0.6
N
10
0.5
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
N
7
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.6
N
7
0.7
NNW
8
0.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
41
110
95
318
354
313
230
202
167
127
86
65
78
128
71
68
64
23
10
21
21
33
54
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
9
0.7
WNW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.7
N
10
0.5
SW
7
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
43
40
98
43
20
39
38
65
92
117
94
25
43
27
19
18
10
10
21
14
14
21
20
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.9
NNW
6
0.6
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
Energy kJ
1
59
34
74
74
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
54
0
88
54
54
91
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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