Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.7° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
!
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1775
2389
1993
1652
1233
1086
846
732
605
466
299
199
168
163
239
297
504
497
490
490
497
427
446
452
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
0
NNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:59AM2.90m
3:31PM2.68m
3:55AM2.75m
4:28PM2.56m
4:52AM2.61m
5:27PM2.50m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.38m
9:19AM0.39m
9:39PM0.53m
10:14AM0.52m
10:36PM0.65m
11:10AM0.63m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
6
10
7
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
8
8
7
8
12
12
9
8
8
8
8
9
12
13
11
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
13
12
9
9
8
6
6
4
5
11
10
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
18
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
106
2389
1993
1652
1233
1086
846
732
605
466
299
163
149
116
87
297
504
497
490
490
497
427
446
452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
Energy kJ
158
174
232
208
121
143
133
99
128
98
199
168
138
119
94
92
72
59
45
44
31
23
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
8
Energy kJ
91
146
142
142
138
130
121
118
118
163
239
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1775
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
172
91
54
0
0
54
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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