Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
!
0
!
1
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
2.1
NW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
65
64
84
81
106
93
79
137
181
202
208
1223
1475
1732
2133
2556
3208
2866
1778
980
856
1133
1295
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:12AM2.87m
12:31PM2.76m
00:49AM2.86m
1:09PM2.73m
1:27AM2.83m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.44m
6:26AM0.43m
6:39PM0.44m
7:04AM0.43m
7:17PM0.47m
7:43AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<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>
5:12
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
2
1
1
3
9
10
3
4
4
2
Temp °C
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
13
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
11
Feels °C
11
8
7
7
7
7
8
12
12
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
6
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
2.1
NW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
1.5
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
W
11
Energy kJ
66
65
64
84
81
106
93
79
137
181
202
208
1223
1475
1732
2133
2556
3208
2866
1778
344
351
1133
1295
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.7
W
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
22
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
18
1
W
17
0.9
W
11
1.8
NW
9
Energy kJ
6
6
26
2
5
9
41
40
35
163
17
25
10
36
71
121
354
413
504
600
198
526
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
14
0.2
W
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.1
W
24
0.1
NW
14
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.6
W
10
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
Energy kJ
26
41
16
34
11
8
25
50
42
76
438
417
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
5
0.8
NNW
6
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
9
48
980
856
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
2
2
5
3
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
172
172
61
203
88
172
92
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
3
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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