Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 5 | S 6 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 14 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | E 15 | NE 14 | E 16 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 149 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48AM1.59m | 00:13AM1.50m | 12:44PM1.57m | 1:11AM1.46m | 1:43PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.09m | 6:09PM0.13m | 6:30AM0.11m | 7:06PM0.14m | 7:26AM0.13m | 8:04PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 44 | 80 | 131 | 122 | 157 | 148 | 132 | 546 | 832 | 859 | 21 | 1294 | 1077 | 841 | 698 | 607 | 675 | 586 | 565 | 478 | 469 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 16 | NE 13 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 15 | NNE 12 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 112 | 71 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 73 | 102 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | S 20 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 14 | — | NE 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | E 16 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 131 | 173 | 88 | 75 | 149 | 221 | 263 | 240 | 285 | 1748 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 91 | 46 | 369 | 307 | 131 | 307 | 142 | 150 | 112 | 112 | 56 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 55 |
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