Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 16 May 2026 NZST
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Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2ft (0.6m)21s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Evening (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
21
0.7
W
20
0.8
W
20
0.9
W
19
1
W
18
1.2
W
18
1.2
W
17
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
17
1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
323
380
485
580
627
899
879
790
627
882
871
702
543
443
431
331
247
232
176
225
280
522
509
496
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:36AM3.21m
10:02PM3.22m
10:25AM3.27m
10:50PM3.28m
11:15AM3.26m
11:40PM3.28m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.00m
4:13AM0.01m
4:38PM-0.03m
5:04AM-0.03m
5:28PM-0.00m
5:55AM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
10
13
13
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
9
8
8
7
7
8
11
11
9
8
7
7
6
9
12
12
9
7
7
7
7
9
11
11
8
6
6
5
5
6
10
9
8
6
5
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
W
19
1
W
18
1.2
W
18
1.2
W
17
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
W
17
1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
16
Energy kJ
271
276
285
580
627
899
879
790
627
882
871
702
543
443
431
331
247
232
176
178
280
522
509
496
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
21
0.7
W
20
0.8
W
20
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
323
380
485
289
227
164
158
145
142
9
9
33
67
117
163
225
133
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
54
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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