Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 24 | 14 | 153 | 118 | 74 | 5 | 139 | 101 | 132 | 199 | 194 | 168 | 98 | 69 | 67 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.42m | 11:46PM1.32m | 12:11PM1.38m | 00:31AM1.28m | 12:56PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.30m | 5:59AM0.30m | 6:31PM0.33m | 6:44AM0.33m | 7:17PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 44 | 5 | 153 | 118 | 74 | 5 | 139 | 101 | 132 | 199 | 1343 | 1016 | 976 | 1006 | 960 | 974 | 1016 | 881 | 881 | 881 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 216 | 347 | 325 | 194 | 168 | 98 | 69 | 67 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | S 15 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 115 | 69 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2893 | 2690 | 2522 | 2362 | 2179 | 1976 | 1601 | 1247 | 1019 | 732 | 619 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 343 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 112 | 58 | 58 | 113 | 54 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
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