Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (22 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (22 Feb)7ft (2.2m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
1.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313121212121212121111111010181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20906221984183317811535135612111009834718614497422361233186209345347305232311510
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
N
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglassononcross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
3.07
3:02AM
2.91
3:25PM
2.90
3:53AM
2.76
4:22PM
2.70
4:57AM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.20
8:54PM
0.22
9:15AM
0.34
9:44PM
0.40
10:10AM
0.52
10:43PM
0.59
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--------7:03-------7:05-------
Sunset---8:25-------8:24-------8:22----
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C161717161311101015171716131313161821201816161616
Feels °C (?)131313121198814151515131211141721201916151516
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