Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.4° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (12 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
0.8
W
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1
W
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
W
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1025
1025
1135
1168
980
431
1021
1042
1160
1074
1005
978
834
822
788
743
627
639
531
555
437
758
636
520
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
0
NE
0
SE
5
S
5
ESE
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:23AM2.85m
7:56PM2.87m
8:20AM2.99m
8:51PM3.02m
9:16AM3.10m
9:44PM3.16m
Low Tide
1:39PM0.34m
2:06AM0.35m
2:35PM0.22m
3:02AM0.20m
3:30PM0.13m
3:58AM0.08m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
3
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
Temp °C
10
13
13
12
12
10
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
12
12
11
11
8
9
10
10
13
14
14
14
13
14
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.1
W
10
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.2
WSW
16
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
Energy kJ
1025
1025
1135
1168
980
231
1021
1042
1160
1074
1005
978
834
822
788
743
627
531
531
119
150
758
184
230
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
19
0.5
W
19
1
WSW
14
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
W
18
1
W
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
12
30
171
431
168
127
117
112
100
98
107
89
73
62
413
639
516
361
282
636
520
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.3
W
22
0.4
W
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
WNW
7
1
W
16
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
404
11
11
11
83
145
148
279
369
62
555
437
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.4
W
7
Energy kJ
70
98
179
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
172
172
100
100
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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