Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
12.9° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
19
1.1
WSW
16
1.6
W
18
1.9
WSW
18
2.3
W
17
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
702
758
644
758
381
418
487
644
1702
2290
3161
3470
3263
3182
3236
3318
3360
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:58PM3.35m
11:23AM3.20m
11:42PM3.35m
12:05PM3.17m
Low Tide
5:13AM-0.09m
5:30PM-0.03m
5:57AM-0.08m
6:13PM0.01m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
11
14
14
12
11
10
10
9
10
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
10
8
8
8
10
13
13
12
10
9
9
8
9
10
9
9
8
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