Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 19 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 583 | 513 | 403 | 356 | 275 | 241 | 196 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:57PM1.53m | 2:23AM1.44m | 2:57PM1.54m | 3:24AM1.45m | 3:57PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.18m | 8:37AM0.14m | 9:16PM0.17m | 9:37AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 115 | 450 | 755 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 722 | 583 | 513 | 403 | 356 | 275 | 241 | 196 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 10 | S 15 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NNE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 16 | N 19 | — | — | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 17 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 1521 | 2194 | 1941 | 1474 | 1265 | 932 | 857 | 703 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 58 | 96 | 58 | 58 | 100 | 96 | 58 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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