
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 6 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 80 | 110 | 112 | 154 | 169 | 205 | 196 | 195 | 219 | 254 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06PM1.37m | 1:23AM1.35m | 1:55PM1.34m | 2:12AM1.31m | 2:44PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51AM0.22m | 7:15PM0.31m | 7:38AM0.27m | 8:04PM0.35m | 8:25AM0.31m | 8:53PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
82 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 80 | 110 | 112 | 154 | 169 | 205 | 196 | 195 | 149 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
30 | 48 | 41 | 27 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 43 | 27 | 147 | 219 | 254 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 18 | S 18 | NNE 10 | S 18 |
31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 79 | 6 | 9 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
3 | — | 18 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 63 | 60 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 163 | 540 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 144 | 96 |
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