Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (19 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.1
NW
6
1.4
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.8
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
9
1.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
496
435
423
423
341
346
331
299
232
232
232
178
176
163
127
91
200
289
388
571
599
703
764
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
0
ESE
0
NNE
0
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:06PM3.18m
00:31AM3.21m
1:00PM3.05m
1:25AM3.09m
1:57PM2.88m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.00m
6:19PM0.09m
6:49AM0.09m
7:12PM0.21m
7:45AM0.22m
8:08PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
7:37
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
1
1
3
3
2
Temp °C
8
7
8
11
11
9
8
7
7
7
8
11
12
10
11
12
13
13
13
15
15
15
16
16
6
5
7
9
10
8
6
6
5
4
6
10
11
8
8
10
11
11
11
13
13
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.1
NW
6
1.4
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
0.5
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
9
2
NW
8
Energy kJ
509
496
435
423
423
341
346
331
299
232
232
232
178
176
163
127
91
200
289
108
165
599
703
553
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
19
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
1
WNW
12
1.1
W
14
1.5
W
13
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
27
76
75
48
46
27
260
480
764
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
19
0.4
WNW
15
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
WNW
15
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
28
28
76
32
31
78
60
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
6
1.8
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
22
388
571
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
52
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
92
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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