Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
!
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2724
3476
2996
2730
2676
2065
1731
1384
1138
970
800
757
781
653
653
643
633
633
401
373
353
346
326
428
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
W
5
WNW
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:47AM2.48m
7:19PM2.49m
7:40AM2.49m
8:08PM2.54m
8:29AM2.54m
8:54PM2.61m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.73m
1:28AM0.78m
1:52PM0.72m
2:19AM0.74m
2:40PM0.68m
3:05AM0.68m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
8
9
7
6
6
6
6
8
9
8
7
7
8
8
9
14
13
11
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
9
8
5
6
3
2
2
2
2
4
5
4
3
4
5
5
7
13
12
9
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2724
3476
2996
2730
2676
2065
1731
1384
1138
970
800
757
781
653
653
643
633
633
401
373
353
346
291
214
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
W
24
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
Energy kJ
116
66
32
10
4
11
168
168
249
263
326
428
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
90
0
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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