
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 17 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | N 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 14 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.60m | 8:23PM1.57m | 8:52AM1.65m | 9:15PM1.58m | 9:44AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.09m | 2:39AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.06m | 3:31AM0.02m | 4:05PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 13 |
25 | 160 | 180 | 147 | 120 | 195 | 130 | 121 | 83 | 75 | 52 | 31 | 77 | 32 | 125 | 91 | 127 | 181 | 178 | 118 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 13 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 14 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 |
49 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 34 | 50 | 89 | 27 | 74 | 77 | 129 | 1 | 159 | 148 | 136 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SE 14 | E 13 | SE 14 | S 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | S 18 | SSW 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | N 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | — | NNE 6 | SSW 7 |
— | 20 | 21 | 22 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 147 | 362 | — | 7 | 105 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 57 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 47 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 9 | 21 |
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