Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (24 Jun)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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)
3
3
3
2
0
3
4
!
!
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
9
1.8
N
9
1.6
N
9
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
10
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
516
404
389
452
821
2431
3532
3183
2687
2344
1999
1659
1384
1036
824
787
745
781
663
653
643
633
633
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
S
20
SW
5
SW
0
SE
5
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:24PM2.47m
6:47AM2.48m
7:19PM2.49m
7:40AM2.49m
8:08PM2.54m
8:29AM2.54m
Low Tide
00:33AM0.79m
1:01PM0.73m
1:28AM0.78m
1:52PM0.72m
2:19AM0.74m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
10
8
6
8
8
8
9
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
7
8
10
7
3
5
4
2
1
1
0
4
6
4
2
5
5
6
7
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
9
1.8
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
8
2.1
WSW
10
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
334
516
404
340
245
821
2431
3532
3183
2687
2344
1999
1659
1384
1036
824
787
745
781
663
653
643
633
633
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
N
9
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
204
223
325
389
452
181
113
65
32
18
4
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1
390
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
6
Energy kJ
97
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
81
81
90
0
90
54
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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