Little Wanganui Surf Break
Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Little Wanganui

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (03 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)--
Afternoon (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2.1
NW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
229
165
123
90
83
85
258
369
322
470
472
541
714
365
413
367
574
422
446
397
351
321
356
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:30AM2.77m
12:50PM2.65m
1:11AM2.71m
1:32PM2.58m
1:53AM2.65m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.53m
6:45AM0.56m
7:01PM0.58m
7:27AM0.61m
7:42PM0.64m
8:11AM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
11
10
11
11
12
13
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
13
10
8
8
8
10
11
15
15
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2.1
NW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
239
229
165
123
90
83
85
258
369
322
470
472
541
714
365
413
367
574
422
446
397
351
321
356
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.7
W
9
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
15
0.9
N
7
0.6
NNW
8
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
1.4
NNW
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.3
WSW
13
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
N
8
Energy kJ
98
106
70
68
64
30
80
21
18
21
79
41
35
34
301
199
165
32
300
393
329
329
226
169
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
N
12
0.4
NNW
8
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
NNW
11
1
NW
10
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.9
N
9
0.9
NW
9
Energy kJ
43
27
19
19
11
10
21
14
21
11
20
18
10
11
34
44
43
24
185
29
15
14
126
120
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.6
N
5
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.9
N
7
1.3
N
8
Energy kJ
1
15
78
79
59
86
217
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
0
52
92
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
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