Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
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1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.9
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
9
2.1
WNW
9
3
WNW
8
4
W
9
4
W
10
4
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
556
203
430
533
600
708
1071
2502
3327
4016
3226
2938
2515
2195
2017
1641
1451
1391
1382
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
0
NW
0
SW
10
NNW
25
NNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:11PM3.15m
10:32AM3.11m
10:48PM3.23m
11:09AM3.17m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.05m
4:39PM0.09m
5:00AM-0.01m
5:17PM0.05m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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7:13
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6:11
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6:31
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7:32
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6:34
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 mm
1
2
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7
12
4
1
2
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1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
11
12
12
14
12
9
9
8
6
8
7
8
10
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
7
10
11
12
11
10
7
1
1
3
4
4
2
3
5
4
5
5
5
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