
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
207 | 221 | 251 | 246 | 184 | 180 | 145 | 127 | 99 | 106 | 82 | 67 | 68 | 48 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 81 | 69 | 63 | 62 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.56m | 3:54AM1.52m | 4:30PM1.62m | 4:54AM1.55m | 5:29PM1.67m | 5:53AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.16m | 10:10AM0.06m | 10:47PM0.11m | 11:09AM0.02m | 11:48PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
207 | 221 | 251 | 246 | 184 | 180 | 145 | 127 | 99 | 106 | 82 | 67 | 68 | 48 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 81 | 69 | 63 | 62 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
179 | 168 | 158 | 169 | 154 | 146 | 141 | 102 | 96 | 94 | 67 | 125 | 121 | 112 | 73 | 46 | 41 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 12 | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 14 | NE 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
33 | 32 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 31 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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