Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
16.3°C
3.1° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (15 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
16
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2322
1830
2004
2107
2166
2103
2133
1850
1211
995
807
308
236
225
411
411
343
283
301
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:14AM2.64m
2:35PM2.60m
2:58AM2.46m
3:24PM2.44m
Low Tide
8:10PM0.57m
8:28AM0.66m
8:54PM0.75m
9:14AM0.83m
9:45PM0.90m
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
10
8
8
7
11
13
15
13
8
6
6
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11
12
12
11
8
Feels °C
9
9
7
5
5
4
7
7
8
8
5
2
2
2
8
8
8
8
6
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