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Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | |
48 | 72 | 56 | 48 | 48 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 82 | 90 | 47 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 59 | 103 | 189 | 247 | 206 | 262 | 327 | 693 | 437 | 1185 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:28PM1.43m | 9:46AM1.32m | 10:10PM1.40m | 10:29AM1.29m | 10:53PM1.37m | 11:12AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.30m | 4:00PM0.29m | 4:32AM0.32m | 4:42PM0.31m | 5:15AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 |
157 | 227 | 56 | 40 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 93 | 59 | 59 | 47 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 59 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 39 | 41 | 121 | 308 | 275 | 1185 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | — | — | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 14 |
48 | 32 | 212 | 150 | 146 | 100 | 100 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 35 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 261 | 437 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | NE 8 | S 13 | — | S 20 | S 20 | NE 16 | NE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — |
98 | — | 32 | 48 | 48 | 26 | 29 | — | — | — | 60 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 31 | — | 8 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | — | NE 6 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — |
24 | 72 | 119 | 72 | 75 | 64 | 69 | 39 | 82 | 90 | 97 | 58 | — | 71 | — | 103 | 189 | 247 | 206 | 262 | 327 | 693 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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