Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 219 | 215 | 209 | 199 | 190 | 184 | 236 | 273 | 232 | 228 | 309 | 282 | 342 | 299 | 295 | 286 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 199 | 157 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:05AM1.33m | 5:27PM1.42m | 5:53AM1.39m | 6:14PM1.47m | 6:40AM1.45m | 7:00PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.25m | 11:46PM0.21m | 12:04PM0.21m | 00:32AM0.16m | 12:53PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 222 | 219 | 215 | 109 | 229 | 181 | 184 | 236 | 273 | 232 | 228 | 309 | 282 | 342 | 299 | 295 | 394 | 333 | 348 | 347 | 332 | 282 | 241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 232 | 225 | 173 | 209 | 199 | 190 | 99 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 140 | 57 | 52 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 286 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 199 | 157 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 9 | SE 18 | N 9 | SSE 6 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NNE 4 | N 10 | S 17 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | S 15 | NE 11 | S 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 76 | 55 | 44 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 26 | 88 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | W 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 322 | 429 | 602 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
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