Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 134mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
0
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0
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
10
3
W
11
3
W
11
3.5
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
16
4
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3315
2280
2221
5318
6342
6029
5969
6052
5726
5959
6468
7050
7008
7350
7350
7093
6799
7207
3277
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:57AM2.56m
4:37PM2.53m
5:20AM2.49m
6:01PM2.56m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.66m
10:18AM0.71m
10:59PM0.73m
11:37AM0.74m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
8
6
11
14
11
15
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
5
4
4
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
10
9
8
9
11
12
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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