
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
337 | 268 | 217 | 217 | 156 | 121 | 121 | 93 | 125 | 130 | 149 | 155 | 151 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 118 | 114 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 26 | 57 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.32m | 7:20PM1.44m | 7:38AM1.33m | 8:02PM1.45m | 8:21AM1.34m | 8:43PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.29m | 1:06PM0.24m | 1:40AM0.27m | 1:50PM0.23m | 2:23AM0.24m | 2:33PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
337 | 268 | 217 | 217 | 156 | 121 | 121 | 93 | 125 | 130 | 149 | 155 | 151 | 130 | 130 | 875 | 2715 | 2180 | 1990 | 1520 | 1288 | 1148 | 953 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SSE 13 |
35 | 35 | 64 | 25 | 8 | 76 | 80 | 45 | 82 | 63 | 69 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 127 | 118 | 114 | 62 | 210 | 121 | 26 | 141 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SW 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | NE 16 | ENE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 16 | ENE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 15 | SE 13 |
21 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 59 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 62 | 61 | 21 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
30 | 44 | 213 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 91 | 699 | 2101 | 3003 | 2621 | 2234 | 1370 | 4389 | 3422 | 3160 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 0 |
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