Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 440 | 242 | 180 | 142 | 117 | 88 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:18PM1.40m | 10:42AM1.45m | 11:02PM1.36m | 11:26AM1.42m | 11:46PM1.32m | 12:11PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.22m | 5:01PM0.26m | 5:15AM0.26m | 5:45PM0.30m | 5:59AM0.30m | 6:31PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 440 | 242 | 180 | 142 | 117 | 88 | 1252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | NE 7 | SSW 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 72 | 216 | 338 | 320 | 4 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 38 | 307 | 2352 | 3994 | 4786 | 4546 | 4448 | 4594 | 4659 | 4589 | 4754 | 4022 | 3360 | 2548 | 2037 | 1194 | 1052 | 792 | 686 | 623 | 637 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 24 | 58 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 112 | 113 | 112 | 144 | 115 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 31 | 58 | 116 | 54 | 21 | 0 |
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