
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
309 | 232 | 228 | 309 | 319 | 342 | 299 | 295 | 286 | 281 | 234 | 234 | 227 | 159 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 98 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.39m | 7:14PM1.47m | 7:40AM1.45m | 8:00PM1.50m | 8:27AM1.51m | 8:47PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.21m | 1:32AM0.16m | 1:53PM0.17m | 2:18AM0.12m | 2:42PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 |
309 | 232 | 228 | 309 | 319 | 342 | 299 | 295 | 404 | 388 | 450 | 510 | 440 | 458 | 528 | 528 | 589 | 705 | 483 | 600 | 715 | 1660 | 2289 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 5 | NE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
88 | 86 | 85 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 286 | 281 | 234 | 234 | 227 | 159 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 98 | 89 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NNE 4 | N 9 | S 17 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — |
26 | 88 | 140 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | W 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
— | 3 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 445 | 489 | 714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 113 | 75 | 46 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 113 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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