Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at South Beach (Wanganui) today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for South Beach (Wanganui) at 12PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at South Beach (Wanganui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 338 | 254 | 397 | 671 | 1629 | 1391 | 1006 | 734 | 451 | 302 | 176 | 266 | 295 | 299 | 464 | 632 | 483 | 277 | 227 | 257 | 326 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:52AM2.12m | 6:32PM2.22m | 7:01AM2.19m | 7:30PM2.32m | 7:56AM2.29m | 8:16PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM1.30m | 00:57AM1.27m | 1:19PM1.19m | 1:53AM1.12m | 2:10PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 227 | 185 | 254 | 203 | 153 | 809 | 727 | 536 | 398 | 244 | 147 | 31 | 266 | 208 | 299 | 370 | 524 | 483 | 277 | 227 | 151 | 59 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 258 | 338 | 109 | 46 | 35 | 115 | 78 | 56 | 74 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 31 | 295 | 84 | 50 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 110 | 257 | 113 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 8 | S 15 | SSW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 16 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 342 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 12 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 157 | 4 | 326 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 241 | 397 | 671 | 1629 | 1391 | 1006 | 734 | 451 | 302 | 176 | 171 | — | — | 464 | 632 | 39 | 40 | — | 90 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 144 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 147 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 170 | 51 | 12 | 23 | 144 | 146 | 128 | 179 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 |
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