Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 74 | 110 | 119 | 160 | 216 | 213 | 196 | 195 | 219 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:34AM1.40m | 1:06PM1.37m | 1:23AM1.35m | 1:55PM1.34m | 2:12AM1.31m | 2:44PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51AM0.22m | 7:15PM0.31m | 7:38AM0.27m | 8:04PM0.35m | 8:25AM0.31m | 8:53PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 210 | 157 | 82 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 74 | 110 | 119 | 160 | 216 | 213 | 196 | 195 | 149 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 35 | 30 | 48 | 41 | 27 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 51 | 26 | 79 | 147 | 219 | 254 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 56 | 58 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 278 | 703 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 47 | 47 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Pouawa Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest