Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.6° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.4
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
565
549
452
421
402
372
367
298
289
271
213
210
164
125
109
203
270
247
219
169
300
239
211
151
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
7:14AM2.57m
7:40PM2.73m
8:14AM2.67m
8:35PM2.81m
9:05AM2.78m
9:23PM2.88m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.62m
1:56AM0.48m
2:19PM0.53m
2:49AM0.39m
3:10PM0.43m
3:35AM0.31m
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6:15
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6:11
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8:15
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8:15
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1
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1
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3
2
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Temp °C
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
17
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
17
16
16
17
15
15
15
15
18
17
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
19
17
15
15
15
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