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 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy 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 ForecastMostly dry. 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). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 182 | 179 | 179 | 147 | 126 | 123 | 97 | 79 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:48AM1.37m | 00:08AM1.30m | 12:35PM1.34m | 00:56AM1.26m | 1:24PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.33m | 6:21AM0.32m | 6:51PM0.36m | 7:08AM0.35m | 7:40PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 224 | 182 | 542 | 484 | 355 | 276 | 204 | 184 | 79 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 3661 | 3459 | 2601 | 1549 | 1030 | 727 | 592 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 90 | 404 | 179 | 179 | 147 | 126 | 123 | 97 | 27 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 18 | — | S 16 | — | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 107 | 57 | 11 | 69 | 69 | 45 | 46 | 53 | 23 | 31 | — | 21 | — | 8 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | NE 8 | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 67 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 431 | 725 | 1302 | 2033 | 3129 | 3407 | 5844 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 113 | 96 | 58 | 42 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
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