Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.5° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
19
1.6
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
18
1.9
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1928
1538
1340
1106
1031
2120
2096
1864
1500
1239
1082
950
883
706
678
565
1327
1318
1271
1255
1255
1210
1195
1038
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
E
0
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:20PM2.59m
5:48AM2.68m
6:27PM2.66m
6:58AM2.75m
7:33PM2.78m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.56m
11:32PM0.64m
12:09PM0.54m
00:40AM0.57m
1:15PM0.47m
1:47AM0.44m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
7
11
12
9
7
6
5
5
7
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
3
7
9
7
3
2
1
1
4
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
9
10
8
8
8
7
7
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