Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
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5
5
4
2
3
4
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6638
7374
7654
7654
7278
6804
4084
6246
5808
5538
5209
2458
2160
2310
2134
3258
3216
2944
2618
2289
1877
1714
1484
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:58AM3.19m
11:14PM3.28m
11:35AM3.16m
11:52PM3.20m
12:12PM3.08m
Low Tide
4:49AM-0.06m
5:05PM0.00m
5:28AM-0.03m
5:44PM0.06m
6:05AM0.07m
6:22PM0.18m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
9
10
9
10
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
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