Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
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)
0
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
!
!
!
2
2
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
!
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.6
W
10
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
17
3.5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
181
280
297
1256
1425
1594
1695
2307
3488
3053
1561
990
606
528
512
990
1688
1868
2673
2787
2873
6174
5658
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
WNW
10
W
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:49AM2.86m
1:09PM2.73m
1:27AM2.83m
1:49PM2.69m
2:07AM2.79m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.44m
7:04AM0.43m
7:17PM0.47m
7:43AM0.45m
7:57PM0.51m
8:25AM0.47m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
2
11
9
8
2
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
12
12
11
12
10
10
10
8
7
6
7
6
6
11
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
9
10
9
8
8
8
11
10
8
8
6
6
7
6
4
3
3
3
2
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
20
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.6
W
10
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
17
3.5
W
16
Energy kJ
137
181
280
297
1256
1425
1594
1695
71
121
3053
1561
990
587
528
512
990
1688
1868
2673
2787
2873
6174
5658
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.7
W
19
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.6
NNW
8
0.9
W
19
1.3
W
18
Energy kJ
41
40
35
85
17
25
30
53
25
50
354
408
367
456
295
287
482
376
365
51
605
1136
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
22
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
18
1
W
18
0.9
W
16
1.3
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
16
17
11
10
36
413
504
606
432
237
92
99
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
11
Energy kJ
2307
3488
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
5
Distance (km)
52
0
0
0
0
0
172
172
173
172
203
88
88
88
88
91
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
129
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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