
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
706 | 584 | 544 | 530 | 520 | 520 | 510 | 510 | 449 | 459 | 402 | 234 | 5546 | 4950 | 3767 | 3048 | 2787 | 2659 | 1306 | 1332 | 1250 | 1648 | 1378 | 1202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.43m | 12:38PM1.39m | 00:59AM1.44m | 1:34PM1.44m | 1:55AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.26m | 6:29AM0.19m | 6:50PM0.25m | 7:20AM0.16m | 7:46PM0.22m | 8:14AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
706 | 584 | 544 | 530 | 520 | 520 | 1066 | 1406 | 449 | 1734 | 402 | 234 | 29 | 29 | 120 | 53 | 164 | 111 | 1306 | 1332 | 1250 | 1648 | 1378 | 1202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | SSW 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 | E 10 | SW 21 | — | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
30 | 21 | 28 | 51 | 217 | 441 | 510 | 510 | 54 | 459 | 18 | — | 146 | — | — | — | — | 151 | 140 | 80 | 70 | 62 | 58 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 8 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 |
23 | 58 | 55 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 55 | 69 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 9 | 35 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
123 | 12 | 49 | 125 | — | — | — | 2216 | 1703 | — | 2375 | 5184 | 5546 | 4950 | 3767 | 3048 | 2787 | 2659 | 730 | 488 | 341 | 341 | 199 | 155 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 58 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 113 | 112 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 58 | 21 | 21 |
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