Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.4° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
13
4.5
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.1
W
9
1
WSW
10
1
W
9
1
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
W
21
0.8
WSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6383
7777
6320
5397
4324
2920
1896
1236
946
683
496
426
207
197
165
166
125
218
560
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:47PM3.01m
12:06PM2.91m
00:22AM3.02m
12:42PM2.90m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.30m
6:00AM0.26m
6:13PM0.28m
6:36AM0.24m
6:49PM0.30m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
7
6
4
5
9
10
7
5
5
4
5
6
10
10
8
7
Feels °C
2
3
5
4
2
0
1
6
7
5
2
2
1
2
3
7
7
6
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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