Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.2° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1452
1144
995
738
608
454
386
329
407
132
193
244
285
1099
1267
1162
1144
749
625
491
419
340
232
194
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
0
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:35AM2.71m
4:06PM2.76m
4:46AM2.57m
5:19PM2.67m
6:03AM2.52m
6:34PM2.67m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.54m
10:29PM0.54m
10:58AM0.64m
11:42PM0.59m
12:11PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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6:16
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Temp °C
7
6
6
11
13
12
12
10
11
11
12
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
4
3
3
10
11
10
11
8
9
9
10
10
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
16
15
17
17
15
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