Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
5
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
1.5
N
9
1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
297
504
490
490
490
421
433
446
452
378
373
299
290
261
204
204
228
335
394
619
1094
2904
4395
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
0
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:28PM2.56m
4:52AM2.61m
5:27PM2.50m
5:50AM2.52m
6:24PM2.47m
6:47AM2.48m
Low Tide
10:36PM0.65m
11:10AM0.63m
11:35PM0.74m
12:06PM0.70m
00:33AM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
10
9
8
8
8
9
12
13
11
11
11
10
11
11
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
11
Feels °C
12
8
6
5
5
5
6
10
11
9
9
8
7
8
8
10
9
10
11
10
7
5
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
N
7
1
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
8
1.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
116
297
504
490
490
490
421
433
446
452
378
373
299
290
261
59
114
228
335
245
542
1094
2904
4395
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.8
N
8
1.7
WSW
13
1
SW
10
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
121
94
92
72
59
59
44
31
23
22
14
10
27
28
39
204
204
226
325
394
86
975
192
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.7
NNW
9
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
Energy kJ
239
85
14
5
5
5
2
2
70
88
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
124
619
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
81
100
100
0
61
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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