Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 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 5PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)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 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
4
3
1
0
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WNW
10
4.5
W
11
3.5
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
2.5
W
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3442
4456
3771
6400
8622
8981
9505
7980
6483
5559
4966
4467
3934
3436
3012
2790
2686
2614
850
838
2275
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:38AM2.24m
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>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
7
7
9
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
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