Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | SSW 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:01PM1.39m | 5:31AM1.37m | 5:50PM1.44m | 6:21AM1.45m | 6:41PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.29m | 11:19PM0.22m | 11:40AM0.24m | 00:08AM0.17m | 12:33PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 164 | 373 | 356 | 477 | 371 | 237 | 220 | 212 | 165 | 100 | 71 | 61 | 64 | 44 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 129 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 339 | 160 | 133 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 55 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 74 | 45 | 46 | 60 | 94 | 12 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 61 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | ESE 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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