Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
793
838
827
817
926
344
849
795
874
980
640
682
644
520
366
596
970
1076
1061
989
907
790
801
801
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
0
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:40AM2.88m
3:08PM2.81m
3:39AM2.69m
4:12PM2.65m
4:53AM2.53m
5:31PM2.56m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.42m
9:28PM0.49m
9:57AM0.60m
10:36PM0.64m
11:10AM0.73m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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2
4
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1
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Temp °C
6
5
6
10
12
13
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
14
12
11
11
10
9
11
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
4
3
4
10
11
12
10
9
8
9
10
12
12
13
11
10
10
8
7
10
10
11
10
9
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