Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
15
1.9
W
15
2
W
14
1.8
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.3
W
14
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
3.5
WNW
9
3
W
10
4
W
10
4.5
W
10
4.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1392
1526
1643
503
682
724
663
1822
1995
2167
1596
1576
2124
1802
3123
3951
4310
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:55AM2.89m
2:22PM2.77m
2:49AM2.72m
3:22PM2.62m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.36m
8:13AM0.41m
8:39PM0.51m
9:10AM0.58m
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
 mm
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
1
5
4
16
6
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
11
13
14
12
12
12
9
9
8
5
3
3
4
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