Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
3
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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5
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
2.3
NW
8
3
NW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
4
W
11
4.5
W
12
5
W
14
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
14
4
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.3
W
12
2
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
733
547
326
617
1303
1420
1334
1635
2205
4026
6216
8356
7897
7467
5387
3406
2355
1505
1048
695
562
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
0
SSE
5
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
10:55AM2.83m
11:12PM2.96m
11:31AM2.88m
11:47PM3.01m
12:06PM2.91m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.36m
5:25AM0.31m
5:38PM0.30m
6:00AM0.26m
6:13PM0.28m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
11
11
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
9
10
7
5
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
9
8
6
4
3
2
2
3
4
6
3
1
1
6
7
5
2
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