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 11AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 13s 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 12 | SSW 3 | S 16 | NE 10 | S 6 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 178 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1052 | 991 | 852 | 704 | 604 | 546 | 563 | 473 | 298 | 292 | 407 | 420 | 115 | 115 | 85 | 90 | 68 | 46 | 97 | 132 | 177 | 157 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NE 10 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 192 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 112 | 109 | 84 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 5 | NE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | E 16 | S 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 23 | 178 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 54 | 319 | 112 | 112 |
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