Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
18
2.4
WSW
18
2.3
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2427
2460
2460
2516
2516
2289
2233
2076
1877
1344
3201
3561
3164
2735
2485
2339
2310
1180
986
911
773
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:30PM3.13m
00:51AM3.26m
1:17PM3.03m
1:37AM3.12m
2:03PM2.89m
Low Tide
6:21AM-0.04m
6:39PM0.05m
7:08AM0.04m
7:25PM0.16m
7:55AM0.18m
8:12PM0.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
7
11
12
11
9
8
8
8
9
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
4
9
8
8
7
5
6
6
7
10
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
11
11
10
8
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