Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
615
510
476
314
338
338
338
332
332
326
320
265
260
862
913
874
887
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
W
5
NNW
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
9:18PM2.64m
9:38AM2.64m
9:59PM2.77m
10:18AM2.75m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.64m
3:47PM0.57m
4:11AM0.51m
4:26PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
7
5
5
5
8
12
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
4
2
2
1
5
11
9
8
6
6
6
5
6
9
9
7
6
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