Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.1
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
823
823
803
768
758
758
787
898
898
711
661
644
636
636
758
906
948
898
994
886
834
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
NE
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:35AM2.55m
8:04PM2.73m
8:38AM2.70m
9:01PM2.89m
9:30AM2.86m
9:48PM3.03m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.64m
2:20AM0.48m
2:43PM0.48m
3:15AM0.31m
3:34PM0.32m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:56
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6:54
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Temp °C
9
11
11
10
7
7
7
8
13
14
15
13
11
12
12
12
16
17
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
5
5
4
5
12
12
13
12
9
10
10
10
15
15
14
12
11
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