
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 91 | 34 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:30AM1.51m | 8:49PM1.46m | 9:15AM1.50m | 9:34PM1.44m | 9:58AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.13m | 2:45PM0.18m | 3:04AM0.16m | 3:31PM0.20m | 3:48AM0.19m | 4:16PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 8 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | ESE 5 | NE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 | SSW 11 |
6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | ESE 5 | S 9 | SE 5 | NE 9 | NNE 3 | S 14 | SE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | S 16 | S 15 | SE 10 | E 12 | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 11 | S 13 |
11 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 91 | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 112 | 112 | 228 | 24 | 24 | 100 | 180 | 180 | 188 | 115 | 55 | 322 | 227 | 322 | 8 | 342 | 39 | 327 | 227 | 166 | 150 | 31 | 8 |
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