Little Wanganui Surf Break

Little Wanganui, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.7° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Little Wanganui based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Little Wanganui right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Little Wanganui

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Collingwood

102 km NNE100 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (29 kph from 339 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Blenheim

149 km E50 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the WSW
(13 km/h at 243°)
30
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Oxford wx

211 km S287 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 235°)
5
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Springfield

222 km S375 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (7 kph from 13 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
9.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington

228 km E116 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 257 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington International Airport

230 km E201 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearHaze -
50
near gales from the NNW
(52 km/h at 340°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
broken
no observation
-

Miramar wx

231 km E51 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
55
near gales from the NNW
(56 km/h at 342°)
95
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Christchurch International Airport

234 km S210 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 220°)
11 °C10.0
10.0


Baring Head

236 km E150 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (26 kph from 76 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.1 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paremata

239 km E20 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
40
strong winds from the NNE
(42 km/h at 19°)
70
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Little Wanganui and within an acceptable time window.

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