Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.9°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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (25 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
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0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.5
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
W
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1382
1411
1393
1341
1273
1035
874
834
714
646
690
237
480
1045
2285
4256
4136
3741
3485
1490
1155
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
E
0
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
WNW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:23AM3.03m
10:39PM3.16m
11:03AM3.16m
11:21PM3.25m
11:44AM3.23m
Low Tide
4:29PM0.19m
4:52AM0.04m
5:11PM0.07m
5:34AM-0.02m
5:55PM0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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6:26
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8:02
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8:04
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9
20
16
1
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Temp °C
14
15
15
14
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
14
13
10
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
11
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
13
10
9
9
9
7
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