Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0
0
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1277
1240
1064
1608
4139
3340
2982
2697
2540
2420
2265
966
1868
1680
624
597
1325
1196
1065
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:26AM3.25m
12:48PM3.17m
1:06AM3.19m
1:29PM3.10m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.00m
6:58PM0.08m
7:21AM0.08m
7:42PM0.17m
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7:34
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2
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Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
6
6
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
10
9
8
8
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