Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (09 Jun):
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SE 13 | E 10 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 936 | 838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:47PM1.38m | 12:14PM1.28m | 00:34AM1.39m | 1:05PM1.32m | 1:25AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.30m | 6:12AM0.27m | 6:24PM0.30m | 6:59AM0.24m | 7:15PM0.28m | 7:48AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | E 10 | S 19 | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 |
160 | 101 | 79 | 134 | 2 | 480 | 1980 | 2731 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6008 | 4482 | 1225 | 936 | 838 | 6 | 1693 | 1432 | 1198 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
23 | 41 | 65 | 46 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 52 | 253 | 392 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SE 13 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 |
5 | 72 | 107 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 165 | 1149 | 1769 | 3208 | 9181 | 20325 | 33104 | 32159 | 23666 | 16309 | 11330 | 8480 | 9909 | 7609 | 2221 | 3146 | 1641 | 2095 | 2344 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 100 | 96 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 302 | 144 | 116 | 116 | 115 | 115 | 58 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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