Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.3° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)--
Afternoon (12 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (12 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
0.8
W
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1
W
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
W
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1135
1168
980
431
1021
1042
1160
1074
1005
978
834
822
788
743
627
639
531
548
437
758
636
620
581
773
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
0
W
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:56PM2.87m
8:20AM2.99m
8:51PM3.02m
9:16AM3.10m
9:44PM3.16m
10:11AM3.18m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.35m
2:35PM0.22m
3:02AM0.20m
3:30PM0.13m
3:58AM0.08m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
10
10
11
13
14
15
14
13
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.1
W
10
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WNW
6
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.5
W
7
1.7
W
8
Energy kJ
1135
1168
980
231
1021
1042
1160
1074
1005
978
834
822
788
743
627
531
531
104
361
758
636
620
214
350
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
19
0.5
W
19
1
WSW
14
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
1
W
18
1
WNW
6
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
W
6
1.1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
Energy kJ
12
30
171
431
168
152
142
132
71
128
135
113
92
75
62
639
85
361
437
115
581
773
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.5
W
8
0.3
W
22
0.4
W
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
W
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
W
16
0.1
W
24
0.4
WSW
21
Energy kJ
404
11
11
32
83
145
148
279
369
413
516
548
11
150
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
6
1.3
W
6
1.4
WNW
7
Energy kJ
77
104
139
175
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
119
119
119
166
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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