Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.4° C

1.4°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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (12 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s

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 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
0.8
W
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1
W
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1021
994
752
886
894
894
1135
1168
1106
431
1021
1042
1160
1074
1005
978
951
822
788
743
627
639
523
555
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SE
5
S
5
W
0
SSW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:59PM2.71m
7:23AM2.85m
7:56PM2.87m
8:20AM2.99m
8:51PM3.02m
9:16AM3.10m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.50m
1:39PM0.34m
2:06AM0.35m
2:35PM0.22m
3:02AM0.20m
3:30PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
9
9
10
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
12
14
15
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
8
11
12
10
9
9
11
11
11
14
15
13
12
11
11
13
12
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1021
994
752
886
894
894
1135
1168
1106
431
1021
1042
1160
1074
1005
978
951
822
788
743
627
617
523
431
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
W
18
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
19
0.5
W
19
1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
W
18
1
W
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
W
16
Energy kJ
125
108
227
7
12
12
30
171
188
168
153
117
86
82
83
64
60
70
76
413
639
516
555
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.3
W
22
0.4
W
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
Energy kJ
404
11
11
11
83
145
148
279
369
70
53
35
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
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