Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (24 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.8
N
9
1.7
N
9
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
446
452
378
373
299
265
207
204
239
528
476
389
452
415
1712
2186
2151
1595
1493
1347
1138
1018
833
725
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:27PM2.50m
5:50AM2.52m
6:24PM2.47m
6:47AM2.48m
7:19PM2.49m
7:40AM2.49m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.74m
12:06PM0.70m
00:33AM0.79m
1:01PM0.73m
1:28AM0.78m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
8
7
7
6
5
5
4
5
9
Feels °C
12
9
8
7
7
7
8
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
4
2
4
2
1
1
0
1
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
N
7
1
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.8
N
9
1.7
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.2
N
9
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
446
452
378
373
299
265
77
116
239
528
476
372
372
235
1712
2186
2151
1595
1493
1347
1138
1018
833
725
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.5
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
N
9
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
23
14
14
5
20
44
207
204
204
220
325
389
452
415
146
111
63
44
19
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
7
0.9
WSW
9
Energy kJ
2
5
5
2
2
1
121
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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