Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | NNE 7 | SSE 11 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 82 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 252 | 4 | 230 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.46m | 2:12PM1.52m | 2:36AM1.47m | 3:13PM1.56m | 3:37AM1.49m | 4:13PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM0.13m | 8:28PM0.19m | 8:52AM0.11m | 9:29PM0.16m | 9:52AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 565 | 486 | 478 | 400 | 326 | 275 | 229 | 390 | 307 | 238 | 187 | 170 | 173 | 131 | 128 | 323 | 373 | 565 | 440 | 245 | 280 | 230 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | NNE 7 | S 16 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 169 | 225 | 222 | 322 | 304 | 284 | 219 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 82 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 252 | 4 | 45 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | E 12 | NE 12 | S 18 | NE 12 | N 10 | NE 12 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 7 | S 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 53 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 83 | 22 | 21 | 23 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 635 | 167 | 365 | 388 | 169 | 153 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 47 | 31 | 42 |
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