
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 7PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
612 | 513 | 469 | 408 | 387 | 331 | 337 | 268 | 263 | 217 | 156 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 125 | 130 | 149 | 155 | 151 | 132 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:09AM1.31m | 6:37PM1.42m | 6:54AM1.32m | 7:20PM1.44m | 7:38AM1.33m | 8:02PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.26m | 00:55AM0.29m | 1:06PM0.24m | 1:40AM0.27m | 1:50PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
612 | 513 | 469 | 408 | 387 | 331 | 337 | 268 | 263 | 217 | 156 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 125 | 130 | 149 | 155 | 151 | 132 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 15 | NNE 8 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
135 | 116 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 76 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 63 | 69 | 43 | 36 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | E 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | NNE 6 | SE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 17 | NE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 60 | 15 | 80 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 42 | 56 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 134 | 621 | 1435 | 1640 | 1749 | 1719 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 58 | 58 | 42 |
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