Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3°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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
W
14
1.8
W
15
1.9
W
15
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.3
W
14
1.8
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
1.6
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
10
3.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1408
1373
1392
1526
1484
515
610
722
730
1999
1995
2155
1596
1365
1591
1631
1063
1375
2594
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
N
30
NNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:55AM2.89m
2:22PM2.77m
2:49AM2.72m
3:22PM2.62m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.36m
8:13AM0.41m
8:39PM0.51m
9:10AM0.58m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
4
5
15
4
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
6
5
4
5
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