
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
677 | 569 | 517 | 391 | 266 | 206 | 155 | 129 | 82 | 107 | 161 | 203 | 233 | 186 | 192 | 173 | 216 | 248 | 428 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:12PM1.63m | 5:37AM1.53m | 6:08PM1.65m | 6:34AM1.54m | 7:03PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.09m | 11:51AM0.03m | 00:29AM0.06m | 12:48PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 13 |
677 | 569 | 517 | 391 | 266 | 206 | 155 | 129 | 82 | 80 | 53 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 37 | 28 | 36 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | S 11 | NE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | SSE 9 |
6 | 38 | 4 | 53 | 49 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 14 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 51 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 8 | S 16 | ESE 13 | NNE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | SE 15 |
4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 58 | 107 | 161 | 203 | 233 | 186 | 192 | 173 | 216 | 248 | 428 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 57 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 96 |
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