South Beach
Wellington · New Zealand
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South Beach is a NW-facing sand beach on the New Zealand shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches SW–N swell, and offshore E–SE winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~13.4°C (56.1°F) on average
Jan
16.5°C
61.7°F · 15.1–20.1°C
Feb
17.2°C
63°F · 14.7–19.2°C
Mar
16.7°C
62.1°F · 14.8–18.9°C
Apr
16°C
60.8°F · 14.4–18.1°C
May
15.2°C
59.4°F · 13.7–17.6°C
Jun
13.8°C
56.8°F · 11.5–16.4°C
Jul
12.6°C
54.7°F · 10.4–14.5°C
Aug
12.6°C
54.7°F · 11.3–13.8°C
Sep
12.9°C
55.2°F · 11.6–13.9°C
Oct
13.4°C
56.1°F · 11.6–15°C
Nov
14.3°C
57.7°F · 13–15.8°C
Dec
15.7°C
60.3°F · 13.8–17.4°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SW–N
Best wind
E–SE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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