Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
5
5
!
!
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
2
NW
7
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.4
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
11
1.9
W
13
2.2
W
12
1.6
W
17
3
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
795
754
639
639
449
356
341
201
198
429
1052
939
625
381
466
562
595
1154
1415
1526
4826
5875
5375
4891
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:35PM2.94m
9:05AM2.99m
9:32PM3.11m
10:01AM3.10m
10:26PM3.24m
10:53AM3.17m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.28m
3:17PM0.23m
3:47AM0.13m
4:11PM0.11m
4:41AM0.01m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
12
7
1
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
8
7
8
12
13
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
6
4
5
8
9
7
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
10
13
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