Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
673
547
538
461
454
390
408
669
813
917
823
823
768
768
758
758
787
898
763
719
661
644
636
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
0
WSW
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
6:17AM2.48m
6:53PM2.60m
7:35AM2.55m
8:04PM2.73m
8:38AM2.70m
9:01PM2.89m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.74m
1:13AM0.63m
1:42PM0.64m
2:20AM0.48m
2:43PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
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6:56
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7:39
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
7
7
10
11
11
10
7
6
6
6
9
11
12
10
8
7
8
10
13
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
5
5
9
10
9
9
5
4
4
4
8
9
10
9
6
4
5
6
11
12
14
14
11
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