Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 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 (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 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 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.5m)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 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
!
4
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.3
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
W
14
2
W
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4966
4467
3934
3436
3012
2790
2686
2412
850
874
2125
2125
2190
2041
1817
1531
1440
867
632
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:09PM2.47m
8:32AM2.50m
8:54PM2.64m
9:14AM2.65m
Low Tide
1:52PM0.87m
2:21AM0.79m
2:40PM0.71m
3:06AM0.61m
3:21PM0.54m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
13
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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