Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 14 | NE 14 | E 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:11AM1.46m | 1:43PM1.55m | 2:11AM1.44m | 2:43PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.13m | 8:04PM0.16m | 8:24AM0.15m | 9:03PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1294 | 1060 | 819 | 698 | 584 | 584 | 586 | 565 | 478 | 415 | 407 | 312 | 250 | 209 | 160 | 125 | 113 | 81 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 12 | S 15 | S 13 | NE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | S 16 | ENE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 8 | 6 | 73 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NE 9 | E 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | S 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 42 | 54 | 42 | 54 | 8 | 54 | 55 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 119 | 100 | 12 |
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