Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
898
1312
1158
1002
953
926
900
861
849
1025
487
478
478
373
487
916
1051
1687
1479
1404
1207
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:26PM2.94m
1:44AM2.92m
2:07PM2.77m
2:26AM2.70m
2:51PM2.58m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.17m
7:36PM0.31m
8:00AM0.37m
8:19PM0.51m
8:43AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
6
9
9
6
4
4
5
4
7
11
11
9
7
7
6
6
9
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
3
6
6
3
0
0
1
0
4
8
8
7
4
4
3
2
6
10
10
9
7
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