Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.3°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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (15 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (15 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
2.2
W
14
2.5
W
17
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
2
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
744
1972
4020
3704
3555
2902
2407
2407
2065
1867
1421
1269
995
876
768
250
195
346
393
769
763
672
1121
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
S
5
SW
5
S
0
SSE
0
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:11AM3.18m
10:36PM3.25m
11:04AM3.20m
11:28PM3.29m
11:56AM3.17m
00:20AM3.27m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.06m
4:52AM0.01m
5:15PM0.04m
5:45AM-0.01m
6:07PM0.06m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
12
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
10
Feels °C
13
12
9
11
11
11
10
9
8
10
10
9
7
8
7
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
7
1.3
WSW
15
2.2
W
14
2.5
W
17
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
2
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
223
744
1972
4020
3704
3555
2902
2407
2407
2065
1867
1421
1269
995
876
768
157
195
346
393
769
763
672
1121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
19
0.1
W
23
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.5
W
18
Energy kJ
581
375
11
250
158
77
140
46
165
253
162
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
W
20
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
18
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
9
9
26
50
67
67
103
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
7
Energy kJ
279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
1
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
100
54
100
100
54
54
0
0
0
0
54
0
0
0
54
166
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
54
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
2
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
5
5
8
7
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
8
7
5
4
5
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