Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.4° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1305
1124
1056
918
805
702
615
502
476
314
338
332
338
332
332
326
270
265
255
443
913
874
874
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
8:55AM2.53m
9:18PM2.64m
9:38AM2.64m
9:59PM2.77m
10:18AM2.75m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.77m
3:05PM0.70m
3:30AM0.64m
3:47PM0.57m
4:11AM0.51m
4:26PM0.45m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
3
4
6
10
10
8
6
5
6
6
8
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
8
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
-1
1
3
7
7
6
3
2
3
3
5
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
10
10
8
6
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