Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
19
1.1
WSW
16
1.6
W
18
1.9
WSW
18
2.2
W
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
408
457
789
592
763
702
758
644
758
381
418
487
644
1702
2290
2934
3208
3304
3182
3142
2905
3034
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
0
E
5
NW
0
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:38AM3.17m
10:58PM3.35m
11:23AM3.20m
11:42PM3.35m
12:05PM3.17m
Low Tide
4:27AM-0.02m
4:46PM0.00m
5:13AM-0.09m
5:30PM-0.03m
5:57AM-0.08m
6:13PM0.01m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
14
14
13
11
11
10
10
11
14
14
11
10
10
9
8
9
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
9
11
11
14
13
13
10
10
8
8
10
13
13
10
9
9
8
6
7
9
9
8
8
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