
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 162 | 178 | 173 | 116 | 176 | 327 | 109 | 116 | 277 | 266 | 297 | 337 | 362 | 334 | 105 | 73 | 59 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:53AM1.41m | 5:13PM1.44m | 5:45AM1.43m | 6:03PM1.42m | 6:33AM1.45m | 6:50PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.16m | 11:02AM0.23m | 11:30PM0.17m | 11:55AM0.24m | 00:18AM0.18m | 12:45PM0.24m | 1:04AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
79 | 79 | 89 | 86 | 29 | 28 | 169 | 15 | 15 | 135 | 112 | 125 | 145 | 141 | 125 | 105 | 73 | 59 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
30 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 51 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 4 | E 9 | S 4 |
12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — |
1 | 162 | 178 | 173 | 116 | 176 | 327 | 109 | 116 | 277 | 266 | 297 | 337 | 362 | 334 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 306 | 100 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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