
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohara Beach today (21 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohara Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Pohara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NW 10 | NW 2 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | E 4 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17PM4.49m | 2:36AM4.51m | 3:06PM4.32m | 3:33AM4.32m | 3:58PM4.17m | 4:33AM4.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM1.12m | 8:09PM1.28m | 8:54AM1.34m | 9:04PM1.50m | 9:54AM1.52m | 10:12PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 4 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
74 | 44 | 43 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 15 |
69 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | E 4 | NNW 6 | E 4 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | — | ESE 2 | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 93 |
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