Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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5
4
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
2.2
NW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
4
W
11
4.5
W
12
5
W
14
4.5
W
13
4
W
13
4
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
604
1279
1449
1363
1540
2205
3810
6117
8233
7343
6057
4964
3371
2201
1378
963
708
562
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
WNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:12PM2.96m
11:31AM2.88m
11:47PM3.01m
12:06PM2.91m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.31m
5:38PM0.30m
6:00AM0.26m
6:13PM0.28m
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
11
13
3
4
5
3
2
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
9
10
7
5
Feels °C
9
7
9
8
6
5
3
2
1
2
4
4
3
1
1
6
7
4
2
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