Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.9° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (16 Jun)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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)
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
W
7
1.8
W
8
1.9
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3981
3555
2932
2444
2374
2065
1901
1561
1269
1109
1002
861
250
377
497
773
901
850
672
1259
1202
1178
1289
444
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
0
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
0
N
5
WNW
0
S
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
0
ESE
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:36PM3.25m
11:04AM3.20m
11:28PM3.29m
11:56AM3.17m
00:20AM3.27m
12:49PM3.08m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.01m
5:15PM0.04m
5:45AM-0.01m
6:07PM0.06m
6:38AM0.03m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
4
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
10
12
12
10
9
10
10
12
12
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
9
11
12
10
Feels °C
11
10
11
10
8
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
8
9
9
8
7
10
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
0.1
W
23
0.9
WSW
12
1.8
W
8
1.9
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
16
1.5
WSW
7
Energy kJ
3981
3555
2932
2444
2374
2065
1901
1561
1269
1109
1002
11
250
377
497
773
901
850
672
1259
1202
257
330
231
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
6
0.1
W
22
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.2
W
20
0.3
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
22
9
145
102
32
48
165
317
227
155
3
3
444
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
W
20
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.8
W
16
Energy kJ
9
27
67
67
103
3
3
314
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
W
7
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
861
229
1178
1289
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
54
0
0
0
0
54
0
0
91
54
172
166
172
91
54
0
0
0
54
0
0
129
52
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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