Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 NZST
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Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (31 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)--
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 118mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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)
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
10
1.9
N
10
1.7
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
147
147
178
366
616
969
1405
1667
2009
1930
2001
1882
1522
1765
1810
1269
1393
1586
1730
1450
1086
697
508
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:57PM2.81m
10:15AM2.78m
10:35PM2.83m
10:53AM2.78m
11:13PM2.84m
11:31AM2.76m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.49m
4:25PM0.46m
4:47AM0.48m
5:04PM0.47m
5:26AM0.48m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
5:09
3
3
5
17
14
6
1
13
10
6
13
6
16
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
11
9
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
15
14
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
10
1.9
N
10
1.7
N
9
Energy kJ
192
40
111
178
366
616
969
1405
1667
2009
1930
2001
1882
1522
1765
1810
1269
1393
1586
1730
1450
1086
697
508
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
27
147
147
92
60
59
30
31
32
32
32
31
50
49
49
49
59
50
47
42
40
53
55
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
14
40
48
71
72
54
73
48
49
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
1
1
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
173
173
0
172
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
129
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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