Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 18 | ESE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 85 | 67 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:25PM1.46m | 9:49AM1.38m | 10:08PM1.46m | 10:35AM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.20m | 4:02PM0.22m | 4:31AM0.18m | 4:49PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | ENE 12 | S 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 339 | 362 | 447 | 470 | 14 | 534 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 152 | 85 | 67 | 123 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 30 | 57 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 319 | 1093 | 1243 | 2802 | 5139 | 4768 | 4796 | 5721 | 7426 | 7070 | 6447 | 5311 | 4234 | 3610 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 96 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 144 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 302 | 115 | 115 | 116 |
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