Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 9 | NE 10 | N 10 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | N 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.67m | 10:08PM1.57m | 10:38AM1.67m | 11:03PM1.55m | 11:33AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.02m | 4:05PM0.05m | 4:24AM0.02m | 5:00PM0.06m | 5:19AM0.04m | 5:56PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 74 | 88 | 220 | 127 | 231 | 147 | 65 | 139 | 156 | 202 | 186 | 439 | 318 | 7 | 1673 | 1567 | 1351 | 1236 | 1022 | 840 | 776 | 594 | 499 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 85 | 132 | 1 | 159 | 150 | 187 | 56 | 86 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 9 | NE 10 | N 10 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | N 9 | NE 14 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | — | NE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | NNE 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 458 | 274 | 441 | — | 1 | 60 | 339 | 1051 | 1306 | 1586 | 1682 | 1676 | 2734 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 10 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 7 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 47 | 96 | 96 | 115 | 117 | 116 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 3 |
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