
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5PM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | SSW 15 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSE 9 | NNE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.44m | 6:21AM1.45m | 6:41PM1.49m | 7:11AM1.53m | 7:31PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.24m | 00:08AM0.17m | 12:33PM0.19m | 00:58AM0.11m | 1:25PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
165 | 100 | 50 | 66 | 50 | 44 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 127 | 112 | 69 | 62 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NNE 4 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
12 | 55 | 56 | 39 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 46 | 46 | 110 | 92 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
— | 12 | 61 | 67 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 4 |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 230 | 227 | 31 | 195 | 58 |
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