Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.4
W
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)14141313131312121212121212111010109920881212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)931431411781781681501501111091077853578256611451351198658101180
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
off
glassglassononglasscross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:14PM
3.26
10:41AM
3.26
11:01PM
3.36
11:27AM
3.34
11:49PM
3.37
12:13PM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
-0.08
4:50PM
-0.05
5:15AM
-0.14
5:38PM
-0.11
6:02AM
-0.12
6:27PM
-0.09
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:11----
Sunset-------8:15-------8:17-------8:19
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------132-------
Temp. °C101010101416161512111114161616151413121115161614
Feels °C (?)8999131515151110911151616151413121014141412
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