Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (04 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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)
4
4
3
3
!
!
!
2
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
5
6
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
W
10
2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.4
W
11
2.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1197
1362
1768
1814
2507
3376
2794
1952
1462
606
495
408
824
942
1388
2419
3169
2605
6174
5322
5262
4580
3808
3216
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
W
10
NW
20
NW
15
W
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:49AM2.86m
1:09PM2.73m
1:27AM2.83m
1:49PM2.69m
2:07AM2.79m
2:32PM2.64m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.43m
7:17PM0.47m
7:43AM0.45m
7:57PM0.51m
8:25AM0.47m
8:41PM0.56m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
10
15
6
2
3
4
3
1
3
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
14
12
13
12
11
12
11
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
10
13
14
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
9
8
10
9
9
9
8
10
10
7
6
5
4
4
5
8
12
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
10
0.3
W
20
0.5
W
20
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.4
W
11
2.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1197
1362
1768
1814
71
186
2794
1952
1462
600
495
301
824
942
1388
2419
3169
2605
6174
5322
5262
4580
3808
3216
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.7
W
19
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
18
1.7
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
W
10
1.3
NNW
9
0.9
W
15
1
W
15
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
1.5
W
18
0.3
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
N
9
Energy kJ
17
25
30
53
25
48
354
413
504
528
336
408
257
362
434
68
46
1471
18
131
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
22
1
W
18
0.9
W
16
1.4
WNW
9
1
W
16
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
Energy kJ
11
10
36
606
432
318
482
115
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
11
Energy kJ
2507
3376
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
172
172
172
172
203
88
88
88
88
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
129
129
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
8
6
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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