
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 39 | 45 | 68 | 108 | 96 | 125 | 123 | 232 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 209 | 199 | 187 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:27AM1.25m | 3:53PM1.35m | 4:16AM1.28m | 4:41PM1.38m | 5:05AM1.33m | 5:27PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.33m | 10:10PM0.32m | 10:25AM0.29m | 10:59PM0.27m | 11:14AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
81 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 505 | 461 | 441 | 397 | 388 | 339 | 281 | 240 | 235 | 190 | 103 | 232 | 144 | 136 | 129 | 94 | 187 | 236 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
25 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 39 | 45 | 68 | 108 | 96 | 125 | 123 | 232 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 209 | 199 | 141 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 17 | E 16 | N 10 | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 8 | S 13 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 18 | SE 7 | SE 16 |
— | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 21 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 53 | 90 | 126 | 113 | 155 | 146 | 134 | 76 | 121 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
639 | 720 | 787 | 736 | 607 | 731 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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