Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
10
2.3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
2.5
W
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
402
507
580
529
437
437
361
289
258
232
277
191
312
576
1364
2064
1333
2223
3298
4223
5343
6240
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:10AM2.32m
4:46PM2.29m
5:22AM2.23m
6:02PM2.26m
6:38AM2.24m
7:13PM2.33m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.95m
11:06PM1.02m
11:40AM1.03m
00:20AM1.04m
12:52PM0.99m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
3
4
10
6
4
3
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
7
8
9
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
13
12
13
14
13
12
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
10
8
7
8
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
9
7
5
3
3
2
2
2
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