Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
9
1.1
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.7
W
19
0.9
W
19
0.9
W
18
1
W
18
1.1
W
18
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
290
426
231
154
369
580
521
620
751
1697
2157
2676
3049
3003
4750
5743
6943
6646
6046
6331
6840
4051
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:03AM3.01m
11:18PM3.15m
11:38AM3.06m
11:53PM3.16m
12:14PM3.06m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.16m
5:09PM0.18m
5:30AM0.09m
5:44PM0.14m
6:06AM0.08m
6:22PM0.17m
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part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
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rain showers
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
Temp °C
11
10
11
12
12
10
9
9
8
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
6
6
8
7
8
8
6
5
4
2
3
4
4
6
4
5
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