Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.8° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (15 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
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4
5
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
17
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.1
W
15
2.1
W
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4986
5604
5535
5083
4487
3981
3498
3693
3390
3022
2725
2276
2068
1885
1910
1921
2173
2394
2460
2493
2493
2493
2460
2264
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:53AM3.17m
11:16PM3.32m
11:43AM3.18m
00:04AM3.33m
12:30PM3.13m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.01m
5:02PM0.03m
5:32AM-0.06m
5:51PM0.00m
6:21AM-0.04m
6:39PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
6
4
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
10
9
7
7
8
11
12
11
10
8
Feels °C
12
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
9
8
10
10
10
7
7
5
4
6
9
10
8
8
6
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