Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
W
1.2
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111018181816161616151515141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)186170205281290232311510548105513651474141811681007874874752731681651555547690
Wind
(km/h)
0
E
5
W
10
W
10
NNW
0
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
0
N
0
S
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
2.70
4:57AM
2.60
5:34PM
2.54
6:16AM
2.51
7:00PM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
0.52
10:43PM
0.59
11:17AM
0.67
11:55PM
0.73
12:37PM
0.74
1:16AM
0.75
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---8:22-------8:22-------8:20----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------13753321
Temp. °C182121191717171620202018161617151717171717171616
Feels °C (?)182122201918171621191918161618161818171818181716
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