Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 4597 | 3469 | 2804 | 2511 | 2149 | 1175 | 961 | 1397 | 1219 | 944 | 816 | 699 | 606 | 577 | 564 | 378 | 421 | 307 | 270 | 287 | 178 | 246 | 241 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:59AM1.44m | 1:34PM1.44m | 1:55AM1.46m | 2:31PM1.50m | 2:54AM1.49m | 3:31PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20AM0.16m | 7:46PM0.22m | 8:14AM0.13m | 8:45PM0.19m | 9:11AM0.10m | 9:46PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 120 | 53 | 164 | 160 | 1175 | 961 | 70 | 1219 | 944 | 816 | 699 | 606 | 577 | 564 | 378 | 421 | 307 | 270 | 287 | 178 | 246 | 241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 109 | 119 | 69 | 146 | 82 | 76 | 137 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 165 | 225 | 195 | 251 | 233 | 212 | 203 | 179 | 168 | 112 | 166 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | — | N 10 | ESE 11 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | 68 | 124 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 35 | — | 2 | 79 | 23 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5581 | 4597 | 3469 | 2804 | 2511 | 2149 | 513 | 470 | 1397 | 225 | 218 | 136 | 105 | 86 | — | — | 45 | 60 | — | 33 | 35 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 31 | 42 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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