Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3172
2805
5923
5200
4569
4168
3594
2982
2338
1907
1624
1275
752
542
452
439
453
434
326
350
380
422
493
463
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
0
S
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:07AM2.79m
2:32PM2.64m
2:51AM2.74m
3:21PM2.60m
3:42AM2.70m
4:17PM2.58m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.47m
8:41PM0.56m
9:12AM0.50m
9:31PM0.61m
10:05AM0.54m
10:28PM0.65m
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7:56
7:56
7:56
7:56
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5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
13
14
12
12
11
10
10
11
13
14
11
10
9
9
9
10
14
15
11
10
9
Feels °C
4
4
4
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
10
13
13
9
7
6
6
5
7
12
12
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
7
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
3172
2805
5923
5200
4569
4168
3594
2982
2338
1907
1624
1275
752
542
128
439
453
434
326
350
380
422
401
328
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
8
1.5
W
18
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
SW
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
W
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
W
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
67
1455
17
28
37
49
66
65
143
151
452
69
4
31
127
186
249
408
493
463
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.1
W
21
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
44
28
17
9
9
4
1
1
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
61
129
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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