
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1486 | 1715 | 1694 | 1651 | 1609 | 1526 | 1506 | 1486 | 1343 | 1325 | 1203 | 1064 | 1034 | 920 | 804 | 792 | 642 | 632 | 501 | 494 | 418 | 353 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48AM1.58m | 8:18PM1.70m | 8:44AM1.56m | 9:11PM1.67m | 9:39AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.01m | 2:03PM-0.02m | 2:41AM0.01m | 2:58PM0.01m | 3:35AM0.02m | 3:52PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
1486 | 1715 | 1694 | 1651 | 1609 | 1526 | 1506 | 1486 | 1343 | 1325 | 1203 | 1064 | 1034 | 920 | 2095 | 2782 | 2471 | 2396 | 1945 | 1597 | 1359 | 1388 | 1149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 23 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
24 | 17 | 17 | 53 | 219 | 392 | 410 | 340 | 266 | 249 | 201 | 282 | 282 | 1562 | 804 | 792 | 642 | 632 | 501 | 494 | 418 | 353 | 341 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 24 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 160 | 181 | 163 | 109 | — | 7 | 29 | 425 | 224 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
37 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 46 | 21 | 0 |
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