
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 201 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.26m | 1:24PM1.32m | 1:45AM1.24m | 2:14PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.36m | 7:08AM0.35m | 7:40PM0.38m | 7:56AM0.36m | 8:30PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
54 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 3563 | 3015 | 2329 | 1442 | 1011 | 768 | 575 | 405 | 334 | 264 | 225 | 202 | 140 | 37 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | E 8 | S 17 |
24 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 |
19 | 6 | — | 7 | — | 9 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 22 | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 8 |
1965 | 2787 | 3604 | 3485 | 5775 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 201 | 566 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 117 | 58 |
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