Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.6° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
1
2
2
2
4
3
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
14
4
W
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
2
W
14
2.2
W
15
1.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6267
7095
7739
7524
6528
7603
7721
7062
6364
5725
5259
4675
3946
3228
2774
2357
2180
1846
1657
1682
1527
2027
580
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:14PM3.06m
00:30AM3.13m
12:52PM3.00m
1:10AM3.03m
1:34PM2.90m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.08m
6:22PM0.17m
6:45AM0.14m
7:02PM0.24m
7:26AM0.25m
7:46PM0.36m
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
5
6
6
6
8
7
7
10
11
10
9
9
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