Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
11
0.5
W
21
0.8
WSW
20
1.1
W
19
1.3
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
19
1.7
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
226
185
129
135
218
560
922
1287
1501
1765
1726
1431
1216
4730
1097
1133
1255
1202
907
712
651
1443
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
S
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:22AM3.02m
12:42PM2.90m
00:58AM3.00m
1:20PM2.86m
1:36AM2.94m
2:01PM2.79m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.24m
6:49PM0.30m
7:13AM0.26m
7:28PM0.36m
7:54AM0.32m
8:11PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
6
10
11
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
12
10
11
9
9
8
8
11
12
8
5
Feels °C
2
2
3
8
8
7
6
6
6
8
8
6
7
5
6
4
4
5
5
8
8
4
1
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