Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.9° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 126mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
11
3.5
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
4
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2365
5318
6342
6029
5969
6052
5739
5964
6468
7050
7008
7350
8188
7397
7262
3888
6315
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:57AM2.56m
4:37PM2.53m
5:20AM2.49m
6:01PM2.56m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.66m
10:18AM0.71m
10:59PM0.73m
11:37AM0.74m
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rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
8
4
10
18
14
17
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
10
8
8
11
12
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