Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
850
850
731
624
597
589
1173
1065
1095
961
874
886
778
697
736
575
838
838
827
938
926
344
849
911
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:06AM3.19m
1:29PM3.10m
1:50AM3.06m
2:15PM2.97m
2:40AM2.88m
3:08PM2.81m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.08m
7:42PM0.17m
8:06AM0.23m
8:31PM0.32m
8:57AM0.42m
9:28PM0.49m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
9
8
7
6
9
12
11
11
9
8
7
7
11
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
7
6
5
4
7
9
7
8
7
6
5
5
10
11
12
11
11
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