
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 597 | 469 | 348 | 298 | 262 | 241 | 247 | 221 | 173 | 114 | 108 | 91 | 77 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:23AM1.44m | 2:57PM1.54m | 3:24AM1.45m | 3:57PM1.56m | 4:24AM1.46m | 4:54PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.14m | 9:16PM0.17m | 9:37AM0.12m | 10:16PM0.14m | 10:36AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 597 | 469 | 348 | 298 | 262 | 241 | 247 | 221 | 173 | 114 | 108 | 91 | 77 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 16 | E 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | — | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 17 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
10 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 2 | NNW 2 | — | N 4 | — | — | NNW 2 |
1761 | 1497 | 1155 | 1033 | 936 | 758 | 720 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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