Little Wanganui Surf Break
Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Little Wanganui

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.6° C

1.5°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 (07 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8PM is: 1.2m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)--
Afternoon (07 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (07 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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)
1
2
3
2
4
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
20
1.3
WSW
19
1.9
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
627
667
1300
2449
4454
4619
4600
3127
5495
2160
2365
3034
2836
2907
2684
2398
1938
2107
2028
1749
1560
2216
1825
1613
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:06PM2.47m
3:28AM2.58m
4:01PM2.46m
4:23AM2.59m
5:00PM2.50m
5:22AM2.64m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.73m
9:50AM0.66m
10:10PM0.73m
10:45AM0.62m
11:08PM0.70m
11:43AM0.55m
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
8
8
12
13
10
8
8
8
7
8
12
Feels °C
10
8
9
10
11
9
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
11
11
8
5
5
5
4
5
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
627
554
436
2449
4454
4619
4600
3127
2160
2365
3034
2836
1661
1541
1400
1292
2107
2028
1749
1560
2216
1825
1613
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
9
0.9
WSW
20
1.3
WSW
19
1.6
WSW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
90
667
1300
397
51
50
27
2907
2684
2398
1938
803
598
523
370
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
22
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
Energy kJ
236
88
83
81
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
7
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
327
5495
1098
1433
1302
1751
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
4
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
100
111
166
166
166
91
0
166
100
166
166
166
127
127
124
0
0
0
54
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
9
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
5
5
2
2
2
2
3
9
9
9
6
5
5
9
8
7
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
9
6
9
7
9
8
7
6
5
9
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