Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (05 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 164 | 243 | 217 | 164 | 418 | 385 | 129 | 100 | 77 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 23 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:41PM1.41m | 9:59AM1.28m | 10:22PM1.39m | 10:41AM1.26m | 11:03PM1.38m | 11:26AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.30m | 4:11PM0.29m | 4:46AM0.30m | 4:53PM0.30m | 5:29AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | |
4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 126 | 129 | 100 | 77 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 23 | 39 | 24 | 98 | 152 | 187 | 201 | 215 | 249 | 211 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 16 | 37 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 4 | E 10 | S 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 |
11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — |
77 | 164 | 243 | 217 | 164 | 418 | 385 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 247 | 247 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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