Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (19 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | S 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 36 | 55 | 0 | 123 | 126 | 147 | 142 | 165 | 156 | 102 | 120 | 98 | 79 | 76 | 59 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.74m | 9:04AM1.58m | 9:34PM1.70m | 10:01AM1.54m | 10:28PM1.65m | 10:57AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.00m | 3:19PM-0.01m | 3:57AM0.02m | 4:14PM0.03m | 4:52AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 704 | 249 | 590 | 284 | 369 | 260 | 202 | 986 | 2117 | 2093 | 1688 | 1257 | 859 | 674 | 511 | 411 | 309 | 235 | 228 | 174 | 125 | 84 | 76 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | S 14 | NNE 11 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 246 | 23 | 187 | 170 | 167 | 381 | 233 | 126 | 147 | 142 | 165 | 156 | 102 | 120 | 98 | 79 | 76 | 59 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NNE 9 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | SSW 5 | NE 11 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | NE 5 | ESE 16 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | S 16 | NE 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 36 | 55 | 27 | 123 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 29 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNE 5 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 636 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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