Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 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 (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 128 | 94 | 96 | 71 | 969 | 30 | 18 | 332 | 249 | 126 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 47 | 470 | 503 | 515 | 540 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:35PM1.56m | 10:03AM1.49m | 10:24PM1.49m | 10:52AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.09m | 4:16PM0.15m | 4:42AM0.14m | 5:05PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 156 | 128 | 94 | 96 | 71 | 969 | 1172 | 18 | 332 | 249 | 126 | — | 22 | 21 | 47 | 470 | 503 | 515 | 540 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | N 11 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 177 | 119 | 112 | 2 | 72 | 46 | 30 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 29 | 900 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1956 | 1741 | 1741 | 1794 | 1487 | 394 | 1254 | 1917 | 2860 | 4033 | 6248 | 6860 | 7868 | 6770 | 5250 | 3618 | 3084 | 2017 | 3314 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 113 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 116 | 343 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 369 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 58 | 42 |
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