
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 74 | 110 | 110 | 163 | 216 | 216 | 248 | 253 | 219 | 254 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.35m | 1:55PM1.34m | 2:12AM1.31m | 2:44PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.31m | 7:38AM0.27m | 8:04PM0.35m | 8:25AM0.31m | 8:53PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
70 | 62 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 74 | 110 | 110 | 52 | 216 | 216 | 248 | 253 | 196 | 149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
41 | 27 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 163 | 34 | 16 | 49 | 106 | 219 | 254 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 18 | N 9 |
30 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 6 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 8 |
15 | 9 | 22 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 341 | 1167 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 144 | 31 | 58 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||
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