Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 63 | 28 | 26 | 57 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 81 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:21AM1.34m | 8:43PM1.46m | 9:05AM1.36m | 9:25PM1.46m | 9:49AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.22m | 3:06AM0.22m | 3:17PM0.22m | 3:48AM0.20m | 4:02PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 1735 | 1302 | 1244 | 976 | 866 | 878 | 878 | 776 | 670 | 478 | 343 | 281 | 392 | 365 | 439 | 371 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 91 | 269 | 169 | 215 | 192 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 108 | 166 | 168 | 167 | 109 | 81 | 171 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 19 | S 20 | S 18 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 63 | 28 | 26 | 57 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 240 | 3243 | 1352 | 2844 | 6134 | 7386 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 42 | 343 | 369 | 302 | 117 |
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