Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.1
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
641
533
274
199
168
163
239
297
504
490
490
490
497
427
446
452
378
373
299
290
286
204
207
273
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
NNE
5
W
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
0
ENE
0
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:55AM2.75m
4:28PM2.56m
4:52AM2.61m
5:27PM2.50m
5:50AM2.52m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.53m
10:14AM0.52m
10:36PM0.65m
11:10AM0.63m
11:35PM0.74m
12:06PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
8
8
7
8
12
12
10
10
9
8
8
9
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
8
6
6
4
5
10
10
8
7
6
5
5
6
11
10
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.4
N
8
Energy kJ
641
533
274
176
153
142
116
297
504
490
490
490
497
427
446
452
378
373
299
290
286
90
190
273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
103
176
192
199
168
138
121
94
92
72
59
59
44
31
23
22
14
8
17
13
13
204
207
273
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
138
45
121
118
118
163
239
69
10
5
5
5
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Little Wanganui surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest