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Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | |
281 | 191 | 184 | 180 | 167 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 100 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 165 | 63 | 44 | 63 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:08AM1.36m | 1:36PM1.27m | 1:58AM1.38m | 2:30PM1.32m | 2:51AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.33m | 7:32AM0.29m | 7:45PM0.31m | 8:21AM0.25m | 8:39PM0.27m | 9:12AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | ENE 9 |
214 | 2270 | 2062 | 1866 | 1533 | 1256 | 991 | 865 | 643 | 504 | 488 | 488 | 1195 | 970 | 944 | 813 | 63 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 2071 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | SSW 18 |
281 | 191 | 184 | 180 | 167 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 100 | 90 | 329 | 87 | 85 | 63 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 82 | 36 | 148 | 149 | 28 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | E 10 | SE 17 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 |
— | 18 | 14 | 35 | 55 | 54 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 137 | 88 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
2372 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 165 | 232 | 393 | 2987 | 3031 | 2709 | 2641 | 2760 | 2528 | 3318 | 1989 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 112 | 58 | 58 | 112 | 42 |
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