Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
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
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
2.1
W
9
3.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
361
289
258
181
277
191
308
354
700
2200
2967
3913
4776
5788
6949
8555
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:22AM2.23m
6:02PM2.26m
6:38AM2.24m
7:13PM2.33m
Low Tide
11:06PM1.02m
11:40AM1.03m
00:20AM1.04m
12:52PM0.99m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
3
4
5
8
4
3
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
11
13
13
13
14
13
12
10
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
8
8
10
10
9
8
5
5
3
1
1
1
2
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