
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:44PM1.32m | 2:07AM1.22m | 2:32PM1.31m | 2:58AM1.23m | 3:21PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.35m | 8:05PM0.36m | 8:17AM0.36m | 8:53PM0.35m | 9:06AM0.35m | 9:42PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
1016 | 974 | 1092 | 1065 | 947 | 420 | 959 | 736 | 687 | 485 | 387 | 314 | 292 | 233 | 229 | 189 | 649 | 581 | 466 | 300 | 227 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 4 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 246 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 79 | 210 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 10 | N 11 | N 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 10 | SSW 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 11 |
2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 56 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 9 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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