
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
753 | 867 | 769 | 739 | 667 | 667 | 684 | 653 | 616 | 610 | 598 | 520 | 449 | 392 | 402 | 394 | 384 | 290 | 293 | 3780 | 3338 | 3284 | 2007 | 1699 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:18PM1.42m | 11:47AM1.35m | 00:06AM1.43m | 12:38PM1.39m | 00:59AM1.44m | 1:34PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.22m | 5:58PM0.26m | 6:29AM0.19m | 6:50PM0.25m | 7:20AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
753 | 867 | 769 | 739 | 667 | 667 | 684 | 653 | 616 | 610 | 598 | 520 | 449 | 392 | 402 | 2434 | 384 | 290 | 293 | 64 | 127 | 55 | 2007 | 1699 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 22 | — | S 19 | SSW 19 | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
56 | 55 | 61 | 53 | 49 | 39 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 39 | 81 | 245 | 5 | 46 | 50 | 394 | 18 | — | 29 | 146 | — | — | 166 | 162 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | NNE 8 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | S 17 | SSW 17 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
50 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 58 | 28 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 59 | 50 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | 146 | 386 | 586 | 3298 | 3612 | 2905 | 2250 | 3957 | 4354 | 3780 | 3338 | 3284 | 1121 | 973 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 42 | 112 | 58 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 115 | 302 | 112 | 112 |
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