Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
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0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
9
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
4
NW
11
4
NNW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1654
1629
1579
1308
1132
446
486
504
923
1489
1940
3148
3938
2790
1824
1319
995
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:33PM2.81m
9:52AM2.80m
10:09PM2.96m
10:28AM2.92m
Low Tide
3:44AM0.43m
3:58PM0.38m
4:20AM0.28m
4:34PM0.26m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
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light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
11
2
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
13
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
13
14
12
12
13
14
12
11
8
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
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