Surf Forecast Surf Report
South Beach (Wanganui) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 15 Mar 2025 NZDT
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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than 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 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (15 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (15 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
W
1.3
WSW
1.5
W
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
1.3
W
0.9
W
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
NW
0.6
W
0.9
W
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.4
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
W
0.8
WSW
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WNW
1
W
Period(s) (?)66666666665556666666677888999101111111010101099999566666666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)114545498130173135705034212524110541001101221092766295337365414279122811469909638876724273102231831351269686828053674080144126126106102904275784243436976
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
W
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffoffoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
2.76
12:19AM
2.71
12:32PM
2.74
12:49AM
2.70
1:02PM
2.69
1:20AM
2.66
1:32PM
2.62
1:51AM
2.59
2:04PM
2.53
2:26AM
2.50
2:41PM
2.41
3:06AM
2.39
3:27PM
2.29
3:58AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
0.72
6:15PM
0.69
6:28AM
0.73
6:46PM
0.70
6:59AM
0.78
7:18PM
0.75
7:31AM
0.86
7:50PM
0.83
8:04AM
0.96
8:24PM
0.93
8:42AM
1.08
9:02PM
1.05
9:27AM
1.20
9:47PM
1.17
10:23AM
1.30
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise--7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-
Sunset-----7:40-------7:38-------7:37-------7:36-------7:34-------7:32-------7:30------
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------4121-111----------------------------
Temp. °C141318191919171716151822212119181918202121201918191616171716151414131416171615131313162121171616161618202018161515151719
Feels °C (?)12101515151715161514172119201817171618181918161314111111109101213121314141414111111141918151615141516171715151414141718
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