Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
10
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
427
644
620
675
639
631
622
514
471
451
372
303
365
358
321
307
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
7:22PM2.71m
7:57AM2.76m
8:27PM2.90m
8:58AM2.92m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.51m
2:09PM0.45m
2:42AM0.32m
3:07PM0.27m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
3
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
7
6
5
6
11
10
9
8
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