Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
4
3
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4
2
3
2
2
3
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
11
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
W
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
782
1394
1733
2719
3421
3160
2095
1448
973
816
381
297
345
231
127
88
580
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:09PM2.96m
10:28AM2.92m
10:43PM3.08m
11:03AM3.01m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.28m
4:34PM0.26m
4:55AM0.16m
5:09PM0.18m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
8
6
7
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
8
10
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
10
13
11
9
7
7
6
8
7
8
8
6
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