Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 47 | 107 | 132 | 132 | 112 | 93 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.34m | 6:47PM1.45m | 7:09AM1.38m | 7:31PM1.47m | 7:54AM1.42m | 8:14PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.26m | 12:35PM0.23m | 1:07AM0.22m | 1:21PM0.20m | 1:51AM0.18m | 2:07PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
280 | 276 | 224 | 213 | 202 | 160 | 157 | 154 | 119 | 116 | 81 | 47 | 107 | 132 | 132 | 112 | 93 | 71 | 205 | 445 | 476 | 1215 | 1277 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 78 | 50 | 33 | 70 | 62 | 35 | 54 | 61 | 264 | 279 | 50 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
3 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 47 | 72 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 108 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
31 | 32 | 109 | — | 140 | 137 | 28 | 39 | 59 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 16 | 155 | 647 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 47 |
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