
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | NE 2 | S 16 | SW 3 | SSE 12 | SSW 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04AM1.59m | 10:26PM1.54m | 10:55AM1.59m | 11:18PM1.52m | 11:48AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.07m | 4:23PM0.11m | 4:44AM0.07m | 5:15PM0.11m | 5:36AM0.09m | 6:09PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | NE 10 | S 14 |
1267 | 1052 | 991 | 852 | 704 | 604 | 546 | 563 | 470 | 298 | 292 | 407 | 413 | 117 | 135 | 88 | 88 | 104 | 68 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 148 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 16 | NE 13 |
11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 192 | 126 | 124 | 124 | 113 | 110 | 70 | 131 | 122 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | S 20 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 129 | 40 | 40 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 |
30 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 61 | — | — | 148 | 264 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 308 | 319 | 112 | 112 |
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