Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2310
2080
1121
911
1275
1257
1091
1075
926
913
792
769
651
642
538
530
530
424
424
285
263
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
WNW
5
W
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
SSE
0
WNW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:03PM2.89m
2:24AM2.94m
2:50PM2.73m
3:11AM2.74m
3:40PM2.58m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.18m
8:12PM0.31m
8:41AM0.35m
9:00PM0.50m
9:29AM0.54m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
13
13
11
10
11
11
10
11
12
13
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
9
13
12
10
8
9
9
7
9
11
12
10
10
10
11
9
11
11
10
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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