Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 21s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 4.5m 10s 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 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 402 | 394 | 279 | 328 | 0 | 3690 | 2990 | 2555 | 1491 | 1100 | 908 | 889 | 1161 | 984 | 853 | 734 | 675 | 626 | 450 | 508 | 430 | 300 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:59AM1.44m | 1:34PM1.44m | 1:55AM1.46m | 2:31PM1.50m | 2:54AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.25m | 7:20AM0.16m | 7:46PM0.22m | 8:14AM0.13m | 8:45PM0.19m | 9:11AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 459 | 402 | 394 | 279 | 328 | 64 | 120 | 119 | 164 | 1491 | 1100 | 908 | 889 | 1161 | 984 | 853 | 35 | 165 | 626 | 450 | 508 | 430 | 300 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | — | S 19 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 19 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 69 | 18 | 45 | — | 29 | — | 128 | 119 | 69 | 159 | 138 | 80 | 67 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 117 | 21 | 225 | 91 | 251 | 233 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 20 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | S 16 | — | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | 68 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 195 | — | 67 | 212 | 203 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3919 | 3266 | 3751 | 4466 | 3969 | 4610 | 3690 | 2990 | 2555 | 474 | 592 | 558 | 422 | 237 | — | — | 734 | 675 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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