
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 19 | 20 | 81 | 69 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 66 | 37 | 40 | 66 | 99 | 188 | 249 | 407 | 615 | 963 | 1124 | 1286 | 1467 | 1571 | 1651 | 1776 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:29PM1.67m | 5:53AM1.57m | 6:27PM1.70m | 6:51AM1.58m | 7:23PM1.72m | 7:48AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.07m | 12:08PM-0.01m | 00:47AM0.04m | 1:06PM-0.02m | 1:45AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | 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 |
42 | 12 | 5 | 81 | 69 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 66 | 37 | 40 | 66 | 99 | 188 | 249 | 407 | 615 | 963 | 1124 | 1286 | 1467 | 1571 | 1651 | 1776 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 36 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 53 | 33 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 11 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 16 | NE 4 | S 15 | N 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | SW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 20 |
14 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 19 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | N 10 | N 10 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 |
21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 107 | 61 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
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