Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.0° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)18s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1038
1038
883
706
678
565
1501
1318
1271
1255
1255
1210
1195
1038
986
935
795
754
639
543
449
356
281
201
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:27PM2.66m
6:58AM2.75m
7:33PM2.78m
8:04AM2.86m
8:35PM2.94m
9:05AM2.99m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.57m
1:15PM0.47m
1:47AM0.44m
2:18PM0.36m
2:49AM0.28m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:54
7:54
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5:16
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
8
6
6
7
7
8
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
13
Feels °C
9
6
3
3
4
4
5
9
10
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
6
5
6
6
9
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