
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
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 Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | E 14 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | 43 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:21PM1.32m | 3:49AM1.25m | 4:11PM1.35m | 4:40AM1.30m | 5:01PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.32m | 9:56AM0.33m | 10:30PM0.28m | 10:48AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
473 | 311 | 235 | 174 | 162 | 198 | 156 | 153 | 151 | 148 | 180 | 262 | 221 | 202 | 164 | 165 | 289 | 485 | 371 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 12 | NE 6 |
19 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 48 | 172 | 339 | 379 | 130 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 14 | E 13 |
— | 43 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 3 | N 6 | NW 3 |
8 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||
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