Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
W
19
0.9
W
18
1
W
18
1.1
W
18
1.2
W
17
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
86
580
521
620
751
829
2366
2676
3049
4749
5227
6334
6131
7095
6997
6267
5879
5586
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:18PM3.15m
11:38AM3.06m
11:53PM3.16m
12:14PM3.06m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.09m
5:44PM0.14m
6:06AM0.08m
6:22PM0.17m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
10
9
8
7
9
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
11
Feels °C
10
8
6
5
5
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
4
5
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