Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
1.6
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
631
622
514
471
451
372
303
365
358
321
307
510
394
276
201
196
354
1113
493
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
0
SW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
8:27PM2.90m
8:58AM2.92m
9:23PM3.10m
9:51AM3.07m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.32m
3:07PM0.27m
3:38AM0.13m
3:58PM0.11m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
9
8
8
7
9
13
13
10
10
10
10
9
10
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
7
6
5
4
6
11
11
8
8
8
6
6
7
11
12
9
9
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