Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 230 | 183 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 183 | 677 | 569 | 459 | 357 | 294 | 257 | 193 | 145 | 97 | 97 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.59m | 4:38AM1.51m | 5:12PM1.63m | 5:37AM1.53m | 6:08PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.13m | 10:52AM0.06m | 11:31PM0.09m | 11:51AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 275 | 230 | 165 | 202 | 290 | 173 | 211 | 183 | 677 | 569 | 459 | 357 | 294 | 257 | 193 | 145 | 97 | 97 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 16 | SSE 11 | S 8 | NNE 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SE 12 | NNE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 47 | 183 | 105 | 8 | 88 | 63 | 141 | 6 | 38 | 37 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 48 | 27 | 42 | 41 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 7 | S 16 | NNE 7 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 11 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 55 | 8 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 309 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 49 | 49 | 69 | 93 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 32 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 13 | 13 |
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