Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (22 Feb)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)7ft (2.2m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
W
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)13131314141515149141413131313121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)189315681792186817281709886622612180717811535135612111009847718614497422306233186307
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
20
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SE
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
E
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffglassononcross-
on
glassglassoffoffglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
3.04
2:37PM
3.07
3:02AM
2.91
3:25PM
2.90
3:53AM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
0.08
8:28AM
0.20
8:54PM
0.22
9:15AM
0.34
9:44PM
0.40
10:10AM
0.52
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:01-------7:03-------7:05-
Sunset-8:28-------8:25-------8:24------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----143--------------1--
Temp. °C171513131315161717161311101015171716131315151821
Feels °C (?)141211121213131313131198815151615131213141921
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