Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.7° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
14
2
W
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
W
14
1.9
W
15
1.9
W
15
2
W
14
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
2.3
W
14
2.3
W
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
3
WNW
9
2.4
W
11
3.5
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1509
1509
1408
1373
1546
1526
1643
515
610
724
730
2185
2185
1277
1616
1405
1721
1338
2592
3021
3124
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:34PM2.90m
1:55AM2.89m
2:22PM2.77m
2:49AM2.72m
3:22PM2.62m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.25m
7:46PM0.36m
8:13AM0.41m
8:39PM0.51m
9:10AM0.58m
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6:54
6:54
6:52
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6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
2
1
5
5
19
5
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
7
4
3
4
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