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South Beach (Wanganui) Surf Photo: 'A small day, but nice.' by MO

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's South Beach (Wanganui) sea temperature is

13.6°C

0.4°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	ESE	WSW	S
	16 s	cross- off	4 s	16 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSE	SSE	WSW	S
	16 s	cross	4 s	16 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	S	S	WSW
	15 s	cross	4 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSE	S	WSW	SSW
	15 s	cross	4 s	15 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E	SSE	WSW	S
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE	E	WSW	S
	15 s	off	3 s	15 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E	SSE	WSW	SSE
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	E	WSW	S
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW	SSE
	14 s	glass		14 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W		WSW	S
	13 s	glass		13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	S
	13 s	on	2 s	13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	S
	13 s	cross- on	2 s	13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NW	W	WSW	S
	13 s	cross- on	3 s	13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NW	W	WSW	S
	12 s	cross- on	4 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 April at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW	W	WSW	S
	5 s	cross- on	5 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 April at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW	W	WSW	S
	5 s	cross- on	5 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 April at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW	W	WSW	S
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 April at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from South Beach (Wanganui) around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 14 minutes after high water (at high spring tide). Tide height was 2.8m (9.3 ft). Range 2.71m (8.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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South Beach (Wanganui) Surf Photo: 'A small day, but nice.' by MO

A small but beautiful day.

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User: MO (13 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2476 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:26 am 6 Apr 2016