South Beach (Wanganui) surf break

South Beach (Wanganui) surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 20 Jun 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
South Beach (Wanganui) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's South Beach (Wanganui) sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at South Beach (Wanganui) today?

The current surf forecast for South Beach (Wanganui) at 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (20 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.5
W
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
W
1.5
W
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.4
NW
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
W
2.3
WNW
1.7
WSW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)7888887771010109669988578888898912121212121312121212111111111111111049912121211111111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8234024811447523468367273168186125139122117876650514542236655728673629587410302258278315238185160139140125868653445958252621152030571963754863953981670763316656686286
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
SW
5
E
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
40
WNW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffcross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
2.42
5:42AM
2.52
6:30PM
2.47
6:51AM
2.54
7:42PM
2.57
8:00AM
2.59
8:42PM
2.69
9:02AM
2.66
9:35PM
2.80
9:56AM
2.71
10:24PM
2.87
10:46AM
2.74
11:10PM
2.90
11:33AM
2.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
0.97
11:34PM
1.04
12:09PM
0.94
12:45AM
1.00
1:19PM
0.89
1:55AM
0.93
2:23PM
0.82
2:55AM
0.84
3:19PM
0.76
3:48AM
0.77
4:11PM
0.71
4:37AM
0.73
4:58PM
0.70
5:25AM
0.74
5:44PM
0.73
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise7:41-------7:41-------7:41-------7:41-------7:41-------7:41-------7:41-------7:41---
Sunset--5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:01-------5:01-------5:01-------5:01-------5:02-
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Rain (mm)
-11---11-------------------------------------------12731-135
Temp. °C121414131213121110111211101099811121313141412111111109888910121212111091012131211121314151516161615141312131210
Feels °C (?)8898689108998887868877789999876656799987678987789101011111213997757
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