Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.1° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (17 Jun)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
W
13
0.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
565
678
742
936
846
672
1139
1104
1068
1121
444
437
718
1223
1045
958
823
713
623
515
431
402
172
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:56AM3.17m
00:20AM3.27m
12:49PM3.08m
1:13AM3.19m
1:41PM2.95m
2:05AM3.06m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.06m
6:38AM0.03m
6:59PM0.13m
7:31AM0.12m
7:51PM0.24m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
5
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
12
12
11
10
8
8
8
9
12
12
10
10
11
12
14
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
6
10
10
8
8
9
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
6
Energy kJ
203
565
678
742
936
846
672
1139
1104
1068
1121
222
160
718
1223
1045
958
823
713
623
515
431
402
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.7
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
20
0.3
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
23
0.2
W
22
0.2
W
21
0.2
W
21
0.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
9
145
26
32
48
165
317
162
155
260
254
444
437
288
3
3
3
3
11
11
36
36
36
172
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.3
W
20
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.8
W
16
0.7
W
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
24
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
WSW
20
Energy kJ
9
9
67
67
103
3
3
3
3
322
221
3
11
3
3
2
2
2
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
7
Energy kJ
427
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
166
173
114
54
0
0
0
0
8
129
111
52
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
166
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
8
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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