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South Beach (Wanganui) Surf Photo: 'Northerly' by MO

Lat Long: 39.96° S 175.02° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's South Beach (Wanganui) sea temperature is

13.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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	NNW	WNW	W	S
	13 s	cross	13 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May 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	NNW	WNW	W	S
	13 s	cross	13 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May 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	NW	WNW	W	S
	13 s	cross	13 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May 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	N	WNW	W	S
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May 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	N	NNW	W	S
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May 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	N	NNW	W	WSW
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	24 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May 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	N	NNW	W	WSW
	8 s	cross- off	4 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May 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	N	N	WNW	WSW
	22 s	cross- off	5 s	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May 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	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW
	21 s	cross	8 s	14 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May 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	NW	NW	WSW	WSW
	20 s	cross	9 s	13 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May 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	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW
	20 s	cross	9 s	13 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May 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	WSW	S	WNW	WSW
	19 s	on	4 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May 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	SSE	S	WNW	WSW
	18 s	glass	5 s	9 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May 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	WNW		WSW	WSW
	18 s	glass		18 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 May 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	WNW		WSW	WNW
	18 s	cross- on		18 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 May 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	WNW		WSW	NW
	17 s	cross- on		17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 May 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	NW		WSW	NW
	17 s	cross- on		17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 May at 9 am

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

Image captured 39 minutes after high water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 2.8m (9.0 ft). Range 2.71m (8.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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South Beach (Wanganui) Surf Photo: 'Northerly' by MO

High tide but the wind would have taken you to the South Island.

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User: MO (13 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:25 am 5 May 2016