
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 12 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
121 | 91 | 79 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 34 | 64 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 113 | 162 | 95 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:24AM1.46m | 4:54PM1.57m | 5:22AM1.48m | 5:49PM1.58m | 6:16AM1.51m | 6:41PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM0.11m | 11:14PM0.11m | 11:34AM0.10m | 00:09AM0.08m | 12:29PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
121 | 91 | 79 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 118 | 100 | 74 | 54 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 200 | 432 | 627 | 826 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | NE 9 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 |
10 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 72 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 169 | 162 | 158 | 154 | 101 | 20 | 99 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 112 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | NE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 8 |
16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 23 | 40 | 72 | 115 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 59 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | — | NNW 2 | — | N 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 64 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 113 | 162 | 95 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 58 | 112 | 31 | 3 |
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