Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
808
1021
1374
2904
3387
2805
5992
5200
4569
4234
3594
2982
2543
2088
1850
1413
1061
633
452
439
453
434
378
400
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:07AM2.79m
2:32PM2.64m
2:51AM2.74m
3:21PM2.60m
3:42AM2.70m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.51m
8:25AM0.47m
8:41PM0.56m
9:12AM0.50m
9:31PM0.61m
10:05AM0.54m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
10
7
7
8
8
9
13
14
12
11
10
10
9
10
12
13
10
9
9
10
10
9
13
Feels °C
8
8
4
4
5
4
5
8
9
8
8
7
8
6
7
11
11
7
6
6
7
7
6
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
808
1021
1374
2904
3387
2805
5992
5200
4569
4234
3594
2982
2543
2088
1850
1413
1061
633
452
439
453
434
378
400
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
9
1
W
15
1.2
W
15
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
1.5
W
18
0.4
NNE
10
0.6
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.8
WSW
7
1
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
W
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
W
19
Energy kJ
262
440
619
68
67
1455
31
68
79
99
95
89
65
66
99
43
9
31
125
186
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
16
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.1
W
21
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
482
126
84
45
28
18
9
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
5
5
1
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
92
0
0
0
0
0
100
137
137
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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