Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
5
6
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4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
1.7
NW
7
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.4
W
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
W
11
1.9
W
13
2.2
W
12
1.7
W
17
3
W
17
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
295
987
1094
745
437
451
410
606
1189
1439
1700
5318
5555
5864
5017
4487
3981
3746
3434
3390
3027
2738
2491
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:32PM3.11m
10:01AM3.10m
10:26PM3.24m
10:53AM3.17m
11:16PM3.32m
11:43AM3.18m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.13m
4:11PM0.11m
4:41AM0.01m
5:02PM0.03m
5:32AM-0.06m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
4
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
6
8
3
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
15
14
13
12
13
12
11
11
12
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
10
10
9
11
11
11
11
13
11
10
10
13
12
11
10
11
9
8
9
9
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