Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
2
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7840
7370
7242
6637
5622
4776
4059
3496
3021
2397
2180
1846
1657
1657
1527
1835
678
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
00:30AM3.13m
12:52PM3.00m
1:10AM3.03m
1:34PM2.90m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.17m
6:45AM0.14m
7:02PM0.24m
7:26AM0.25m
7:46PM0.36m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
6
8
8
8
10
11
8
10
10
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