Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 43 | 91 | 86 | 68 | 47 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.48m | 7:16PM1.50m | 7:44AM1.50m | 8:04PM1.48m | 8:30AM1.51m | 8:49PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.12m | 1:08PM0.17m | 1:33AM0.12m | 1:58PM0.17m | 2:19AM0.13m | 2:45PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 56 | 38 | 91 | 86 | 68 | 47 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 3 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 42 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 7 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 6 | S 9 | E 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 60 | 112 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 112 | 112 | 100 | 247 | 24 | 31 | 100 |
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