Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
339
210
203
147
109
106
153
298
214
746
862
880
823
836
724
679
643
633
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:03AM2.55m
4:35PM2.45m
5:00AM2.41m
5:36PM2.37m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.68m
10:21AM0.71m
10:48PM0.83m
11:18AM0.84m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
7
7
8
9
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
8
6
5
4
6
7
10
11
9
7
7
7
7
8
11
10
9
8
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