South Beach (Wanganui) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 Aug 2025 NZST
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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
13.6° 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 10AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)998888777766665667777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1198101068959949534327119113711884777062404576969312412412412595
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
E
5
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffoffglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
2.73
11:14PM
2.89
11:37AM
2.79
11:52PM
2.93
12:15PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
0.74
5:07PM
0.66
5:29AM
0.66
5:45PM
0.61
6:09AM
0.62
6:24PM
0.62
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
Sunrise--7:15-------7:13-------7:11-----
Sunset----5:36-------5:36-------5:37---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C88899977778109887777910988
Feels °C (?)-2-10224445567555545467544
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at South Beach (Wanganui) (fresh winds from the S at WanganuiAeroAws 1 km from South Beach (Wanganui)). 3.0m 9s swell from the SSW which is too big for here.

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Actual: 47 min ago

31 km/h
S
Cross-Shore
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