Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (14 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)--
Afternoon (14 Jun)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (14 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
18
1
W
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
2.1
W
14
1.9
WSW
17
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.1
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
2.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
531
548
437
758
636
520
581
744
1858
2048
4016
3817
3157
2606
2570
2243
2069
1561
1269
995
876
748
250
712
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
W
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
SW
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:44PM3.16m
10:11AM3.18m
10:36PM3.25m
11:04AM3.20m
11:28PM3.29m
11:56AM3.17m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.08m
4:23PM0.06m
4:52AM0.01m
5:15PM0.04m
5:45AM-0.01m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
5
1
2
1
3
11
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
WSW
15
2.1
W
14
1.9
WSW
17
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.1
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
531
361
361
758
636
128
192
744
1858
2048
4016
3817
3157
2606
2570
2243
2069
1561
1269
995
876
748
250
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
18
1
W
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
0.1
W
22
1.2
NW
7
1.7
W
10
0.1
W
23
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
516
548
437
66
84
520
581
9
127
527
11
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
WSW
19
1.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
45
50
49
375
106
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
7
1.5
W
6
2.5
W
8
Energy kJ
310
182
712
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
100
172
172
91
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
166
166
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
9
3
9
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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