Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 132 | 130 | 128 | 119 | 91 | 91 | 63 | 28 | 26 | 57 | 40 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.45m | 8:21AM1.34m | 8:43PM1.46m | 9:05AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.24m | 2:33PM0.22m | 3:06AM0.22m | 3:17PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 149 | 132 | 130 | 128 | 2522 | 1941 | 1735 | 1302 | 1244 | 976 | 866 | 878 | 776 | 776 | 658 | 469 | 343 | 276 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 119 | 91 | 91 | 269 | 169 | 215 | 192 | 40 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 108 | 121 | 171 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 17 | NE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 19 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 63 | 28 | 26 | 57 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1449 | 1490 | 1676 | 2522 | 3614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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