Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.0° C

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (26 Jun)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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)
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
3
W
12
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2996
2868
2634
2221
1687
1384
1158
970
839
757
781
663
653
643
633
633
633
366
372
331
331
434
519
949
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
WSW
5
W
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:19PM2.49m
7:40AM2.49m
8:08PM2.54m
8:29AM2.54m
8:54PM2.61m
9:14AM2.61m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.78m
1:52PM0.72m
2:19AM0.74m
2:40PM0.68m
3:05AM0.68m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
9
10
7
7
8
8
9
9
14
13
11
11
10
10
9
10
13
Feels °C
6
6
5
3
3
2
2
5
6
3
3
5
5
7
7
13
12
10
10
8
8
7
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
3
W
12
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
Energy kJ
2996
2868
2634
2221
1687
1384
1158
970
839
757
781
663
653
643
633
633
633
366
372
285
291
218
519
949
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
W
24
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
10
Energy kJ
32
10
4
11
168
252
331
331
434
218
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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