Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
!
!
!
2
2
3
1
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.6
NW
7
2
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
9
1.6
W
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
W
10
3
W
12
3
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
106
93
79
137
181
227
261
1158
1450
1701
1850
2205
3423
2696
1510
1019
611
599
522
984
1060
2188
2483
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:12AM2.87m
12:31PM2.76m
00:49AM2.86m
1:09PM2.73m
1:27AM2.83m
1:49PM2.69m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.43m
6:39PM0.44m
7:04AM0.43m
7:17PM0.47m
7:43AM0.45m
7:57PM0.51m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
8
9
8
2
2
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
13
13
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
10
9
10
9
7
7
Feels °C
7
6
8
12
12
9
10
10
11
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
8
10
6
7
8
7
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.6
NW
7
2
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.5
NW
11
0.3
WSW
16
3.5
NW
10
0.4
W
20
3.5
NW
11
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
9
1.6
W
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
W
10
3
W
12
3
W
13
Energy kJ
81
106
93
79
137
181
227
261
1158
1450
1701
53
2205
121
2696
1510
1019
611
599
522
984
1060
2188
2483
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.6
W
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
W
22
0.3
W
20
0.3
WSW
16
0.7
W
19
1.5
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.4
NNW
9
0.9
W
10
1.3
NNW
9
1
W
16
1.3
W
14
0.4
N
8
0.4
W
21
Energy kJ
26
26
3
5
41
40
35
121
17
25
30
36
71
50
354
326
311
326
175
251
496
703
18
142
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.3
WSW
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
22
0.2
WSW
16
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
18
1
W
18
0.9
W
16
1.2
NW
9
0.7
NNW
8
Energy kJ
1
41
16
17
6
11
10
25
413
504
606
432
237
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
4
NW
11
Energy kJ
1850
3423
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
172
172
173
172
173
54
88
88
54
0
54
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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