
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 12 | NE 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
381 | 338 | 299 | 241 | 210 | 183 | 164 | 125 | 105 | 91 | 79 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 43 | 58 | 60 | 52 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:24AM1.45m | 3:57PM1.56m | 4:24AM1.46m | 4:54PM1.57m | 5:22AM1.48m | 5:49PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.12m | 10:16PM0.14m | 10:36AM0.11m | 11:14PM0.11m | 11:34AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
381 | 338 | 299 | 241 | 210 | 183 | 164 | 125 | 105 | 91 | 79 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 36 | 58 | 142 | 109 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
17 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 71 | 63 | 72 | 117 | 60 | 52 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 13 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 23 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 171 | 163 | 158 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 8 | N 2 | N 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | N 6 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 11 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 18 | — | — | 4 | 237 | 186 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 47 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
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