Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1076
1061
989
907
790
801
704
683
586
547
538
461
454
390
408
660
813
917
823
823
813
768
758
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
E
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:53AM2.53m
5:31PM2.56m
6:17AM2.48m
6:53PM2.60m
7:35AM2.55m
8:04PM2.73m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.73m
11:55PM0.69m
12:29PM0.74m
1:13AM0.63m
1:42PM0.64m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:00
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6:58
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7:38
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7:39
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7:42
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
10
9
11
13
13
11
9
9
8
8
11
12
12
11
8
7
7
6
10
12
12
10
7
Feels °C
9
7
10
11
11
9
7
7
6
6
10
10
10
10
7
5
5
4
9
10
10
9
5
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