Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (04 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1197
1351
1724
1628
1288
793
1570
1249
867
653
530
454
356
285
263
164
161
109
141
135
93
57
56
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NNW
10
NW
0
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:36AM2.94m
2:01PM2.79m
2:20AM2.85m
2:48PM2.71m
3:10AM2.74m
3:43PM2.62m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.32m
8:11PM0.44m
8:39AM0.42m
9:00PM0.54m
9:32AM0.53m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
11
6
4
4
4
4
7
10
10
8
6
6
6
5
8
12
10
8
7
Feels °C
5
5
7
7
5
1
-1
-1
-1
0
4
6
7
7
4
4
3
2
4
9
7
6
4
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