Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s 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 glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 7 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:12AM1.60m | 6:46PM1.72m | 7:10AM1.61m | 7:42PM1.74m | 8:07AM1.60m | 8:38PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.06m | 12:28PM-0.02m | 1:06AM0.02m | 1:25PM-0.04m | 2:04AM0.00m | 2:22PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 81 | 78 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 57 | 31 | 39 | 27 | 18 | 53 | 108 | 100 | 333 | 99 | 97 | 124 | 119 | 99 | 526 | 279 | 635 | 581 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 11 | S 14 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | S 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 35 | 19 | 106 | 150 | 20 | 20 | 82 | 154 | 146 | 179 | 11 | 195 | 20 | 28 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 14 | SE 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | NNE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 3 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 71 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 21 | 64 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 11 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 297 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
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