Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5923
5200
4569
4168
3594
2982
2338
2088
1624
1275
1114
542
452
439
529
434
326
355
514
625
534
1596
2107
2338
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:32PM2.64m
2:51AM2.74m
3:21PM2.60m
3:42AM2.70m
4:17PM2.58m
4:42AM2.67m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.47m
8:41PM0.56m
9:12AM0.50m
9:31PM0.61m
10:05AM0.54m
10:28PM0.65m
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7:56
7:56
7:56
7:56
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5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
14
15
13
12
10
9
9
9
14
15
11
10
9
9
10
10
14
14
11
10
9
10
9
Feels °C
4
9
10
10
9
7
7
6
6
12
13
8
7
6
6
7
8
12
11
8
7
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
5923
5200
4569
4168
3594
2982
2338
2088
1624
1275
1114
183
452
439
529
434
326
355
514
625
534
1596
2107
2338
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
W
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
W
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
23
0.3
WSW
22
Energy kJ
28
24
21
19
18
42
41
542
125
55
4
31
127
186
249
318
394
11
43
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.1
W
21
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
28
17
9
9
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
61
137
0
54
0
0
0
0
54
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
0
0
0
0
54
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Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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