Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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)
1
1
0
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
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2
3
0
2
2
4
3
!
5
5
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.6
NW
8
2
WNW
12
2.4
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
1.9
NW
9
2
W
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
79
137
181
227
314
1158
1519
1768
1898
2413
3097
2940
1902
1360
606
705
548
834
1377
3049
3064
3354
2986
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
5
NE
5
WSW
0
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:31PM2.76m
00:49AM2.86m
1:09PM2.73m
1:27AM2.83m
1:49PM2.69m
2:07AM2.79m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.43m
6:39PM0.44m
7:04AM0.43m
7:17PM0.47m
7:43AM0.45m
7:57PM0.51m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
15
13
4
2
4
3
2
2
Temp °C
10
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
10
10
10
7
7
7
7
6
Feels °C
8
12
12
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
8
8
6
7
8
5
6
5
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.6
NW
8
2
WNW
12
2.4
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
1.9
NW
9
2
W
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
Energy kJ
93
79
137
181
227
314
1158
1519
1768
1898
2413
3097
2940
1902
1360
598
705
548
834
1377
3049
3064
3354
2986
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.6
W
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.9
W
18
0.9
W
18
1.5
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.6
W
10
1.6
NW
9
1
W
15
0.4
W
21
0.8
W
20
1.4
W
18
Energy kJ
3
5
41
40
35
121
16
25
30
53
71
121
354
521
504
329
222
512
388
440
142
490
1299
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
22
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
1
W
18
0.9
W
16
1
W
16
0.9
W
16
Energy kJ
41
16
17
11
10
36
25
50
606
432
529
391
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
52
0
0
0
0
0
172
172
173
172
203
88
88
88
92
91
0
90
61
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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