
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 7 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
147 | 119 | 101 | 384 | 380 | 473 | 416 | 403 | 298 | 432 | 202 | 232 | 236 | 236 | 224 | 182 | 179 | 179 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:36PM1.39m | 11:01AM1.41m | 11:21PM1.34m | 11:48AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.24m | 5:18PM0.29m | 5:35AM0.29m | 6:04PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
147 | 119 | 101 | 384 | 380 | 473 | 416 | 403 | 298 | 149 | 134 | 108 | 236 | 236 | 224 | 182 | 179 | 400 | 288 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
17 | 32 | 64 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 59 | 21 | 237 | 202 | 232 | 84 | 69 | 57 | 304 | 339 | 179 | 179 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 5 | S 6 |
6 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 87 | 51 | 50 | 78 | 115 | 45 | 48 | 37 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — |
3 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 31 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 95 | 432 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 53 | 58 | 58 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 54 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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