Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
12.2°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
W
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
961
874
778
778
687
736
827
575
827
827
817
926
344
973
911
874
980
629
749
620
500
361
637
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
0
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
0
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:50AM3.06m
2:15PM2.97m
2:40AM2.88m
3:08PM2.81m
3:39AM2.69m
4:12PM2.65m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.23m
8:31PM0.32m
8:57AM0.42m
9:28PM0.49m
9:57AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:05
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7:03
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7:36
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7:37
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1
4
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Temp °C
7
7
9
11
11
10
8
7
7
7
11
13
13
12
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
8
9
8
8
6
5
5
5
11
11
11
11
9
9
10
12
13
13
12
11
10
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