Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (24 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
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4
4
5
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
15
4.5
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.3
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
W
14
1.9
WSW
13
2
W
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9229
7980
6483
5559
4966
4467
3934
3436
3012
2760
2723
2441
850
2155
2125
2160
2190
2012
1817
1509
1327
1419
623
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:42AM2.35m
8:09PM2.47m
8:32AM2.50m
8:54PM2.64m
9:14AM2.65m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.95m
1:52PM0.87m
2:21AM0.79m
2:40PM0.71m
3:06AM0.61m
3:21PM0.54m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
Temp °C
10
9
10
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
8
9
9
9
8
10
9
8
8
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
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