Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 May 2026 NZST
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Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (28 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (28 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
362
347
282
282
282
282
282
286
451
566
530
515
508
494
480
347
336
331
269
192
189
147
142
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
W
5
W
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
ESE
0
WNW
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
8:14AM2.68m
8:40PM2.70m
8:56AM2.72m
9:19PM2.76m
9:36AM2.75m
9:57PM2.81m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.61m
2:26PM0.52m
2:48AM0.57m
3:07PM0.49m
3:29AM0.52m
3:47PM0.47m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:45
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:10
5:10
Temp °C
12
10
10
13
13
11
10
8
8
8
9
13
13
10
9
9
9
9
10
14
15
13
12
12
11
8
9
12
11
10
9
6
6
6
7
12
12
8
7
7
6
6
7
13
14
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
1.1
NNW
6
Energy kJ
459
362
347
282
282
282
282
282
286
451
566
530
515
508
494
480
347
336
331
269
192
189
147
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.3
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.6
N
5
0.7
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1
12
20
21
24
36
38
38
42
29
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
6
6
20
142
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
111
111
93
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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