Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.1° C

1.1°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 (10 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)--
Afternoon (10 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (10 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
0.8
W
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1419
1277
966
838
826
701
745
1210
1375
1324
1021
994
752
773
894
906
1135
1168
1106
437
1021
1042
1160
1074
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
N
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:00PM2.59m
6:23AM2.73m
6:59PM2.71m
7:23AM2.85m
7:56PM2.87m
8:20AM2.99m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.62m
12:42PM0.45m
1:07AM0.50m
1:39PM0.34m
2:06AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<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>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
8
7
7
6
6
6
9
10
8
7
7
8
9
9
12
13
11
10
11
11
11
12
14
Feels °C
11
6
4
4
3
3
4
7
8
6
5
4
5
6
6
11
12
10
9
10
10
10
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.1
W
10
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
Energy kJ
1419
1277
966
838
826
701
431
1210
1375
1324
1021
994
752
773
894
906
1135
1168
1106
221
1021
1042
1160
1074
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.3
W
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
W
18
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
0.2
W
22
0.4
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
19
0.5
W
19
1
WSW
14
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
Energy kJ
9
67
124
230
418
745
36
125
108
180
7
8
12
12
30
171
437
225
171
136
105
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.8
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
11
404
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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