
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 14 | NE 3 | NE 3 | SSW 15 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:31AM1.37m | 5:50PM1.44m | 6:21AM1.45m | 6:41PM1.49m | 7:11AM1.53m | 7:31PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.24m | 00:08AM0.17m | 12:33PM0.19m | 00:58AM0.11m | 1:25PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
220 | 212 | 154 | 100 | 50 | 66 | 64 | 44 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 127 | 116 | 69 | 62 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
13 | 13 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 33 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 46 | 47 | 110 | 92 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | — |
1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 67 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | NE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 3 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 501 | 228 | 361 | 230 | 31 |
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