Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.7° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
!
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
W
15
2
W
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.8
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
9
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4226
3609
2977
2397
2220
1846
1657
1657
1428
1546
1689
573
449
587
691
755
687
1995
1995
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:10AM3.03m
1:34PM2.90m
1:55AM2.89m
2:22PM2.77m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.24m
7:26AM0.25m
7:46PM0.36m
8:13AM0.41m
8:39PM0.51m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
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4
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
10
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12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
7
7
9
11
10
9
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
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