Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
550 | 767 | 816 | 684 | 497 | 370 | 268 | 216 | 202 | 176 | 168 | 138 | 135 | 138 | 196 | 189 | 141 | 125 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.43m | 11:39AM1.41m | 11:58PM1.37m | 12:27PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.20m | 5:52PM0.27m | 6:13AM0.26m | 6:39PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | S 13 |
550 | 767 | 816 | 684 | 1832 | 370 | 268 | 216 | 202 | 176 | 450 | 354 | 313 | 258 | 653 | 1306 | 464 | 1046 | 581 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
— | 776 | 1089 | 1059 | 497 | 44 | 440 | 286 | 123 | 84 | 168 | 138 | 135 | 138 | 196 | 189 | 141 | 125 | 105 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
— | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 28 | 25 | 55 | 94 | 204 | 346 | 262 | — | 317 | 5 | 188 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
2804 | 1864 | 1122 | 586 | — | 1956 | 573 | 601 | 559 | 501 | 576 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 144 | 115 | 58 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
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