
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 2AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 109 | 192 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 173 | 89 | 77 | 125 | 163 | 183 | 102 | 147 | 418 | 174 | 335 | 173 | 243 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58AM1.40m | 4:20PM1.45m | 4:53AM1.41m | 5:13PM1.44m | 5:45AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.16m | 10:06AM0.22m | 10:39PM0.16m | 11:02AM0.23m | 11:30PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | |
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | 7:50 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
82 | 75 | 69 | 80 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 49 | 31 | 82 | 89 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 84 | 28 | 28 | 151 | 16 | 139 | 118 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 12 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 13 | E 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 11 | E 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
111 | 156 | 109 | 192 | — | — | — | 71 | 73 | 173 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 163 | 183 | 102 | 147 | 418 | 174 | 335 | 173 | 243 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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