Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jun)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (14 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
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
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.9
W
9
2.5
W
18
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
834
822
788
743
627
639
531
548
437
758
636
520
574
773
622
4113
3517
3302
2716
2407
2407
1949
1740
1421
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
0
W
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
NE
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:51PM3.02m
9:16AM3.10m
9:44PM3.16m
10:11AM3.18m
10:36PM3.25m
11:04AM3.20m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.20m
3:30PM0.13m
3:58AM0.08m
4:23PM0.06m
4:52AM0.01m
5:15PM0.04m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
11
12
10
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
10
11
10
8
6
7
10
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.9
W
9
2.5
W
18
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
W
13
Energy kJ
834
822
788
743
627
531
531
361
361
758
636
208
257
287
562
4113
3517
3302
2716
2407
2407
1949
1740
1421
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
W
18
1
W
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
W
16
1
W
6
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
0.4
NW
6
Energy kJ
86
86
68
56
413
639
516
548
76
520
574
773
622
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
19
Energy kJ
145
148
279
369
62
48
58
62
437
289
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
Energy kJ
78
155
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
100
100
172
54
91
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
1
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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