Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
10
1
W
9
1.1
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
W
21
0.8
WSW
20
1.1
W
19
1.3
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
19
1.7
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4324
2920
1927
1236
836
595
487
273
207
188
165
314
125
218
560
922
1287
1501
1765
1726
4607
1216
1145
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SW
5
S
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:06PM2.91m
00:22AM3.02m
12:42PM2.90m
00:58AM3.00m
1:20PM2.86m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.26m
6:13PM0.28m
6:36AM0.24m
6:49PM0.30m
7:13AM0.26m
7:28PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
5
6
10
11
8
6
5
5
5
6
10
10
9
7
9
8
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
4
1
2
7
8
6
3
2
2
1
3
7
7
7
5
7
6
7
7
8
7
7
7
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