Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 192 | 163 | 157 | 147 | 101 | 83 | 327 | 380 | 473 | 416 | 314 | 298 | 764 | 171 | 232 | 236 | 236 | 224 | 209 | 176 | 176 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:16AM1.45m | 10:36PM1.39m | 11:01AM1.41m | 11:21PM1.34m | 11:48AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.19m | 4:32PM0.24m | 4:51AM0.24m | 5:18PM0.29m | 5:35AM0.29m | 6:04PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 249 | 192 | 163 | 157 | 147 | 101 | 83 | 327 | 380 | 473 | 416 | 314 | 298 | 223 | 137 | 191 | 145 | 96 | 224 | 209 | 176 | 221 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 64 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 205 | 171 | 232 | 236 | 236 | 77 | 46 | 248 | 176 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 15 | NE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 15 | ENE 7 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 87 | 51 | 50 | 78 | 29 | 170 | 31 | 298 | 272 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 47 | 23 | 116 | 198 | 764 | — | — | 3 | 26 | 282 | 345 | 358 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 58 | 42 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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