
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 57 | 37 | 115 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.24m | 2:14PM1.31m | 2:36AM1.24m | 3:04PM1.32m | 3:27AM1.25m | 3:53PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.36m | 8:30PM0.38m | 8:45AM0.35m | 9:21PM0.36m | 9:35AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 |
327 | 252 | 198 | 194 | 113 | 85 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 205 | 34 | 93 | 94 | 134 | 179 | 161 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 505 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 17 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 10 |
16 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 53 | 54 | 60 | 35 | 92 | 31 | 30 | 29 | — | 26 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | N 9 | SSW 10 | NE 12 | SSW 17 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | — | E 18 | ESE 15 |
17 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 57 | 37 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 59 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 160 | 115 | 170 | 199 | 300 | 203 | 387 | 496 | 600 | 741 | 816 | 979 | 963 | 828 | 809 | 736 | 621 | 723 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 12 | 31 | 91 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 343 | 343 | 302 | 124 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 116 | 21 | 4 |
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