
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:35PM1.49m | 11:04AM1.51m | 11:27PM1.48m | 11:59AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.13m | 5:23PM0.17m | 5:46AM0.13m | 6:17PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
623 | 403 | 327 | 266 | 206 | 192 | 146 | 108 | 98 | 69 | 47 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 101 | 99 | 79 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 14 |
11 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | ENE 10 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 3 | N 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 28 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 47 | 100 | 96 | 46 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 3 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||
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