Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.1
NW
1.5
NNW
0.6
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
2
N
1.9
N
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.9
NW
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
NW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)1313131391010101099982019191717171616169914141499101112131313131212141515141414131313131212111078999101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)155117115165463104713681320100776458342646153378989284999511401053106296412571151101210451083117416801850340150506071577446073827371744177743114639780779962534700395334452843221915811392984859700908122716272378251428732457
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
NNE
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossonglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
2.61
9:18AM
2.63
9:41PM
2.72
10:01AM
2.73
10:23PM
2.83
10:43AM
2.82
11:03PM
2.93
11:23AM
2.88
11:43PM
3.00
12:04PM
2.91
12:23AM
3.04
12:45PM
2.91
1:04AM
3.04
1:28PM
2.88
1:47AM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:08AM
0.68
3:28PM
0.60
3:52AM
0.56
4:11PM
0.49
4:35AM
0.45
4:52PM
0.40
5:16AM
0.35
5:32PM
0.32
5:56AM
0.27
6:12PM
0.28
6:38AM
0.23
6:53PM
0.27
7:20AM
0.22
7:36PM
0.30
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise----7:56-------7:56-------7:56-------7:54-------7:54-------7:54-------7:54-------
Sunset------5:16-------5:16-------5:17-------5:19-------5:19-------5:20-------5:21-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C88889101091010101011151513111010111214131413111011121212111111101111111111101010101011121088891111111111101010
Feels °C (?)4544577677779151412987910111011119789897665910988777889108555689875456
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