Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
3
3
4
3
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2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
12
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
11
4
NW
11
4
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
W
10
1.3
WSW
9
0.7
W
19
0.9
W
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1132
446
495
429
799
1332
1699
2893
3345
3065
1993
1397
942
795
398
785
573
489
260
369
580
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
N
15
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:52AM2.80m
10:09PM2.96m
10:28AM2.92m
10:43PM3.08m
11:03AM3.01m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.38m
4:20AM0.28m
4:34PM0.26m
4:55AM0.16m
5:09PM0.18m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
2
1
1
1
10
12
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
15
13
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
13
15
13
11
9
8
8
7
8
11
11
11
9
8
7
7
7
9
10
6
6
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