
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 66 | 99 | 188 | 249 | 407 | 615 | 975 | 1124 | 1286 | 1486 | 1715 | 1845 | 1799 | 1730 | 1526 | 1506 | 1486 | 1343 | 1237 | 1094 | 1079 | 865 | 840 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.70m | 6:51AM1.58m | 7:23PM1.72m | 7:48AM1.58m | 8:18PM1.70m | 8:44AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.04m | 1:06PM-0.02m | 1:45AM0.01m | 2:03PM-0.02m | 2:41AM0.01m | 2:58PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
40 | 66 | 99 | 188 | 249 | 407 | 615 | 975 | 1124 | 1286 | 1486 | 1715 | 1845 | 1799 | 1730 | 1526 | 1506 | 1486 | 1343 | 1237 | 1094 | 1079 | 865 | 840 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
36 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 66 | 239 | 367 | 313 | 254 | 198 | 274 | 284 | 220 | 212 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | NE 10 | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | SW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 24 | S 23 |
29 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 69 | 158 | 233 | 159 | 110 | 100 | 38 | 30 | 192 | 851 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | N 5 | N 4 | — | S 8 | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 96 | 18 | 51 | 53 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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