
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
43 | 41 | 41 | 63 | 57 | 142 | 500 | 561 | 118 | 151 | 62 | 290 | 273 | 265 | 240 | 164 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:24AM1.43m | 11:44PM1.46m | 12:16PM1.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM0.17m | 5:38PM0.22m | 6:05AM0.16m | 6:32PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
43 | 41 | 2759 | 2229 | 1870 | 1676 | 500 | 561 | 973 | 969 | 1012 | 867 | 680 | 596 | 1297 | 1352 | 1902 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 |
5 | 5 | 41 | 63 | 57 | 142 | 99 | 147 | 194 | 151 | 62 | 290 | 716 | 989 | 520 | 468 | 153 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 10 | NE 16 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 14 |
— | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 118 | 108 | 29 | 167 | 273 | 265 | 240 | 164 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3489 | 2947 | 3762 | 3388 | 2987 | 2406 | 969 | 734 | 936 | 698 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 42 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 113 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
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