Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)151414131312121218181716161615141414141313131817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)718110413998868687104158149188337256172163273269247178176133230351
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoffoffglassoncross-
on
crossoffoffglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:04PM
2.85
2:32AM
2.84
3:08PM
2.65
3:41AM
2.69
4:23PM
2.52
4:57AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
0.29
8:18PM
0.43
8:55AM
0.47
9:23PM
0.60
10:05AM
0.60
10:34PM
0.71
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset--5:51-------5:49-------5:47-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101315129888111414121211101011141412101099
Feels °C (?)68121064458111211111088101212119987
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