
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
958 | 862 | 958 | 972 | 987 | 1317 | 1250 | 1269 | 2305 | 1575 | 1952 | 1847 | 1634 | 1413 | 1256 | 1197 | 1197 | 1177 | 1027 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.35m | 4:36AM1.29m | 5:06PM1.37m | 5:23AM1.30m | 5:52PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.37m | 10:47AM0.31m | 11:21PM0.35m | 11:34AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
958 | 862 | 958 | 972 | 987 | 1317 | 1250 | 1269 | 2305 | 1575 | 1952 | 1847 | 1634 | 1413 | 1256 | 1197 | 1197 | 1177 | 1027 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 |
— | — | 46 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 54 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | E 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
1026 | 1247 | 1064 | 1150 | 1456 | 1143 | 560 | 564 | 352 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||
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