Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 3 | NE 10 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 10 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.50m | 10:35PM1.49m | 11:04AM1.51m | 11:27PM1.48m | 11:59AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM0.17m | 4:54AM0.13m | 5:23PM0.17m | 5:46AM0.13m | 6:17PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 865 | 737 | 623 | 403 | 327 | 266 | 206 | 192 | 146 | 108 | 73 | 69 | 47 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 99 | 99 | 75 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | N 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | S 18 | NE 10 | S 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 47 | 100 | 96 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 3 |
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