Surf Forecasts:
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 11 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 63 | 77 | 517 | 500 | 149 | 118 | 685 | 66 | 202 | 369 | 247 | 282 | 220 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.40m | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:24AM1.43m | 11:44PM1.46m | 12:16PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.18m | 4:49PM0.22m | 5:17AM0.17m | 5:38PM0.22m | 6:05AM0.16m | 6:32PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 11 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 2590 | 2229 | 1783 | 987 | 500 | 804 | 804 | 685 | 761 | 819 | 530 | 930 | 1257 | 1409 | 1315 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 41 | 63 | 77 | 517 | 92 | 396 | 191 | 244 | 130 | 202 | 369 | 284 | 449 | 332 | 262 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 149 | 118 | 151 | 66 | 176 | 498 | 247 | 282 | 220 | 180 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5199 | 6524 | 6195 | 5288 | 4443 | 4083 | 3489 | 2947 | 3624 | 3181 | 2712 | 1665 | 935 | 1091 | 798 | 586 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 117 | 115 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 54 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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