
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 11 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 63 | 58 | 480 | 572 | 45 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:08PM1.46m | 10:35AM1.40m | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:24AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.18m | 4:49PM0.22m | 5:17AM0.17m | 5:38PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | NE 11 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 2590 | 2079 | 1643 | 970 | 572 | 804 | 731 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 14 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 40 | 63 | 58 | 480 | 66 | 338 | 198 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 45 | 113 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
2408 | 3830 | 4609 | 4668 | 5787 | 7583 | 6678 | 5469 | 4443 | 3945 | 3299 | 2934 | 3624 | 3181 | 2559 | 1280 | 762 | 925 | 716 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 302 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 150 | 144 | 144 | 115 | 116 | 42 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 54 | 9 | 0 |
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