Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 7AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 3 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 6 | S 10 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11AM1.53m | 7:31PM1.53m | 8:01AM1.60m | 8:23PM1.57m | 8:52AM1.65m | 9:15PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.11m | 1:25PM0.14m | 1:48AM0.06m | 2:18PM0.09m | 2:39AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 62 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 39 | 153 | 164 | 173 | 147 | 120 | 192 | 167 | 119 | 110 | 74 | 78 | 64 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NNE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 50 | 90 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | S 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 14 | 38 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 36 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 63 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 39 | 180 | 227 | 361 | 31 | 24 | 91 | 55 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 202 | 55 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 |
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