
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 4PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 38 | 47 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.67m | 11:03PM1.55m | 11:33AM1.65m | 00:00AM1.51m | 12:30PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.06m | 5:19AM0.04m | 5:56PM0.08m | 6:15AM0.08m | 6:53PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | NE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
218 | 125 | 7 | 1893 | 1786 | 1602 | 1324 | 1076 | 969 | 789 | 614 | 526 | 367 | 292 | 229 | 182 | 138 | 96 | 38 | 47 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 13 | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 14 | E 12 | SE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
3 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 90 | 64 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NW 2 |
809 | 1290 | 1973 | 3107 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 48 | 52 | 19 | 156 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 589 | 116 | 54 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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