
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
140 | 303 | 278 | 232 | 224 | 182 | 179 | 179 | 147 | 126 | 123 | 97 | 79 | 57 | 56 | 40 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:21PM1.34m | 11:48AM1.37m | 00:08AM1.30m | 12:35PM1.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.29m | 6:04PM0.33m | 6:21AM0.32m | 6:51PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 |
65 | 303 | 278 | 232 | 224 | 182 | 542 | 484 | 355 | 276 | 201 | 184 | 79 | 57 | 56 | 40 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 11 |
140 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 404 | 179 | 179 | 147 | 126 | 123 | 97 | 28 | 57 | 23 | 24 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 18 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | N 9 |
132 | 51 | 50 | 78 | 107 | 57 | 67 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 53 | 25 | 14 | 53 | 21 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
— | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 480 | 744 | 1106 | 1318 | 3095 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 100 | 113 | 96 | 58 | 42 |
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