Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 75 | 62 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38AM1.31m | 6:03PM1.42m | 6:24AM1.34m | 6:47PM1.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.31m | 11:48AM0.26m | 00:22AM0.26m | 12:35PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1524 | 1420 | 1114 | 877 | 700 | 660 | 470 | 444 | 356 | 350 | 280 | 276 | 224 | 213 | 202 | 160 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 54 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 77 | 59 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 37 | 43 | 75 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||
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