Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)16ft (5.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
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4
4
5
4
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
13
5
W
14
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
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4362
6508
8416
9111
9229
7980
6483
5559
4966
4467
3934
3436
3012
2760
2902
1158
850
874
2275
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:13PM2.33m
7:42AM2.35m
8:09PM2.47m
8:32AM2.50m
8:54PM2.64m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.99m
1:27AM0.95m
1:52PM0.87m
2:21AM0.79m
2:40PM0.71m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
2
2
3
4
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
10
10
8
8
9
10
10
10
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