
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:44AM1.50m | 8:04PM1.48m | 8:30AM1.51m | 8:49PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.12m | 1:58PM0.17m | 2:19AM0.13m | 2:45PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 6 |
62 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
42 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | E 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | S 9 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 |
29 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | NW 3 |
3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 55 | 116 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 112 | 112 | 227 | 58 | 8 | 47 | 100 |
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