
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 95 | 168 | 145 | 154 | 283 | 254 | 192 | 163 | 188 | 147 | 101 | 85 | 327 | 380 | 424 | 324 | 314 | 298 | 545 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.49m | 9:51PM1.45m | 10:16AM1.45m | 10:36PM1.39m | 11:01AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.19m | 4:06AM0.19m | 4:32PM0.24m | 4:51AM0.24m | 5:18PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
101 | 78 | 168 | 145 | 154 | 283 | 254 | 192 | 163 | 188 | 147 | 101 | 85 | 327 | 380 | 424 | 324 | 314 | 298 | 200 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
76 | 79 | 54 | 103 | 118 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 64 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 29 | 21 | 140 | 145 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
58 | 95 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 134 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | N 5 | NE 2 | NNE 6 | N 6 | W 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | — |
1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 95 | 198 | 225 | 545 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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