Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE 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 6PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s 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) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 27 | 25 | 40 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 43 | 36 | 102 | 118 | 132 | 109 | 93 | 95 | 74 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 50 | |
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 | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.34m | 6:47PM1.45m | 7:09AM1.38m | 7:31PM1.47m | 7:54AM1.42m | 8:14PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
224 | 213 | 202 | 160 | 157 | 154 | 119 | 114 | 43 | 35 | 102 | 118 | 132 | 109 | 93 | 95 | 72 | 194 | 354 | 1191 | 1189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
27 | 27 | 25 | 40 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 81 | 78 | 51 | 33 | 41 | 61 | 34 | 52 | 74 | 347 | 291 | 50 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 18 | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
3 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 72 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 106 | 280 | 46 | 47 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
34 | 33 | 33 | 126 | 28 | 39 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
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