Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
1
3
4
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6
5
5
5
5
3
3
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2327
2941
1245
1271
1367
1349
1459
4766
5258
5570
5641
5788
5007
4347
4014
3441
3114
2560
2264
1801
1591
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:09AM2.32m
7:34PM2.46m
8:00AM2.48m
8:19PM2.65m
8:42AM2.67m
8:58PM2.84m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.89m
1:47AM0.77m
2:06PM0.71m
2:31AM0.56m
2:47PM0.52m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
6:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
10
9
9
7
6
8
10
10
10
7
6
5
5
9
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
4
4
3
2
6
7
6
5
4
3
2
2
7
7
7
6
6
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