Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.3° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.8
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.6
W
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
17
1.6
W
15
1.6
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
654
481
474
481
402
387
371
297
293
207
192
141
163
162
227
381
1055
1330
1622
1619
1641
1949
1185
1281
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:10PM3.16m
11:31AM3.12m
11:46PM3.14m
12:06PM3.10m
00:22AM3.07m
12:41PM3.03m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.06m
5:39PM0.12m
5:58AM0.09m
6:16PM0.17m
6:34AM0.19m
6:53PM0.27m
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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6:48
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6:47
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 mm
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
14
14
13
16
15
15
15
14
12
11
12
16
17
16
15
13
12
13
15
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
11
15
14
14
16
14
11
9
11
15
16
15
15
13
11
11
14
15
15
15
15
14
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