Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
NW
13
0.9
WNW
12
1.8
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.8
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
510
394
276
266
235
222
785
382
461
450
390
457
789
592
640
702
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
9:23PM3.10m
9:51AM3.07m
10:12PM3.26m
10:38AM3.17m
Low Tide
3:38AM0.13m
3:58PM0.11m
4:27AM-0.02m
4:46PM0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
9
10
14
14
11
11
11
11
12
13
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
7
6
7
12
12
9
9
9
9
11
12
14
14
11
11
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