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Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | |
408 | 335 | 294 | 260 | 202 | 189 | 138 | 118 | 118 | 82 | 69 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.64m | 11:33AM1.50m | 00:03AM1.59m | 12:32PM1.45m | 1:01AM1.53m | 1:31PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.09m | 5:47PM0.09m | 6:25AM0.12m | 6:44PM0.14m | 7:23AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
408 | 335 | 294 | 260 | 202 | 189 | 138 | 118 | 118 | 82 | 111 | 146 | 135 | 143 | 146 | 123 | 175 | 220 | 279 | 230 | 560 | 543 | 354 | 295 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 |
262 | 195 | 163 | 163 | 129 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 82 | 84 | 69 | 45 | 26 | 51 | 32 | 39 | 142 | 184 | 243 | 250 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 |
16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 65 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 53 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | N 6 | — | NE 9 | — | — | NNE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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