Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 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 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)--
Afternoon (27 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (27 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313121213131414141313131312121212121289101110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)803791766650670854801837813673653551440350333274322158153238281631656540
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
2.57
8:53AM
2.71
9:26PM
2.72
9:51AM
2.90
10:19PM
2.89
10:39AM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
0.65
3:08PM
0.51
3:33AM
0.47
4:05PM
0.32
4:25AM
0.30
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------7:09-------7:11-------7:11-
Sunset-8:19-------8:16-------8:15------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------1111---
Temp. °C18161515151517181817141212111517171614131291315
Feels °C (?)16161515151517161616141111101415141312121061212
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