Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.1°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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (26 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
1
1
0
1
0
!
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
13
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
12
4
W
12
3
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
796
318
602
1292
2591
3918
3942
4196
1925
1333
955
814
587
480
424
365
415
484
426
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
SW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:21PM3.25m
11:44AM3.23m
00:04AM3.26m
12:27PM3.23m
Low Tide
5:34AM-0.02m
5:55PM0.02m
6:17AM-0.01m
6:40PM0.03m
light rain
light rain
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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6:24
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 mm
1
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11
20
8
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Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
12
12
14
13
12
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
10
8
7
8
7
7
5
7
7
8
9
9
10
7
6
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