Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 54 | 23 | 40 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 159 | 129 | 118 | 100 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.42m | 6:24AM1.34m | 6:47PM1.45m | 7:09AM1.38m | 7:31PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.26m | 00:22AM0.26m | 12:35PM0.23m | 1:07AM0.22m | 1:21PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 700 | 569 | 470 | 444 | 356 | 350 | 280 | 276 | 224 | 213 | 202 | 160 | 157 | 154 | 119 | 116 | 81 | 159 | 129 | 118 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 15 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 54 | 23 | 40 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 78 | 53 | 33 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 9 | ESE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | SE 13 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 25 | 50 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 14 | 47 | 57 | 36 | 64 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 74 | 26 | 118 | 35 | 33 | 106 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
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