Little Wanganui Surf Break
Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Little Wanganui

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (10 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2339
2107
2028
1925
1560
1680
2001
1613
1419
1240
1091
838
826
701
1382
1210
1375
1324
1059
994
862
898
1025
1025
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
NNW
0
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:00PM2.50m
5:22AM2.64m
6:00PM2.59m
6:23AM2.73m
6:59PM2.71m
7:23AM2.85m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.70m
11:43AM0.55m
00:08AM0.62m
12:42PM0.45m
1:07AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
9
7
7
7
7
8
12
12
9
8
8
7
6
6
10
10
8
7
7
7
8
10
12
Feels °C
11
7
4
4
3
4
5
11
11
7
5
5
4
3
3
8
8
6
5
4
4
5
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1316
2107
2028
1925
1560
1680
2001
1613
1419
1240
1091
838
826
701
1382
1210
1375
1324
1059
994
862
898
1025
1025
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
0.1
W
21
0.3
W
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
W
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.2
W
22
0.4
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
5
Energy kJ
2339
919
694
479
370
189
9
67
124
230
418
36
125
108
180
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
91
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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