Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.8
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.9
NW
10
2
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
285
263
161
161
109
141
135
93
83
56
56
56
84
231
419
490
625
612
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:10AM2.74m
3:43PM2.62m
4:13AM2.63m
4:51PM2.56m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.54m
9:32AM0.53m
9:59PM0.64m
10:35AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
6
4
4
4
3
5
9
8
5
4
4
5
6
8
8
9
9
10
Feels °C
5
4
1
1
1
0
2
6
5
2
1
1
1
2
4
6
7
7
8
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