Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10AM is: 0.7m 21s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)2.5ft (0.7m)22s
Afternoon (13 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (13 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
22
0.8
WSW
21
1.5
WSW
13
1
WSW
19
1.3
WSW
13
1
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
399
480
605
755
804
591
662
1484
1180
962
827
817
756
610
594
549
459
421
396
331
326
326
321
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
W
5
SE
5
E
5
E
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
7:06AM2.73m
7:39PM2.74m
7:58AM2.91m
8:28PM2.93m
8:47AM3.08m
9:15PM3.09m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.64m
1:23PM0.43m
1:44AM0.46m
2:13PM0.25m
2:35AM0.28m
3:02PM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
10
10
12
15
14
12
12
11
11
9
11
14
14
11
10
10
9
9
10
13
13
10
10
9
8
8
10
14
13
11
11
9
10
7
9
12
13
10
8
8
7
7
9
12
12
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
452
399
351
295
755
683
586
461
1484
1180
962
827
817
756
610
594
549
459
421
396
331
326
326
321
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
20
1
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
0.1
W
25
0.2
W
24
Energy kJ
201
242
285
242
640
804
591
662
13
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
24
0.5
W
24
0.7
WSW
22
0.8
WSW
21
Energy kJ
189
282
480
605
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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