Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
4
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4
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6
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.5
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3
W
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1110
1614
2507
1089
1807
1455
1367
1349
1459
4845
5573
3960
5641
5715
5007
4347
3745
3441
2883
2560
2264
1801
1591
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:09AM2.32m
7:34PM2.46m
8:00AM2.48m
8:19PM2.65m
8:42AM2.67m
8:58PM2.84m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.95m
1:17PM0.89m
1:47AM0.77m
2:06PM0.71m
2:31AM0.56m
2:47PM0.52m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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rain showers
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
6:29
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
11
12
12
10
9
9
7
6
8
10
10
10
6
6
5
5
9
9
10
10
8
Feels °C
8
8
6
6
5
5
4
4
2
2
5
7
6
5
2
3
2
2
7
6
6
6
5
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