
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
250 | 219 | 254 | 295 | 370 | 424 | 418 | 702 | 643 | 615 | 606 | 606 | 690 | 722 | 799 | 862 | 972 | 958 | 1014 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.33m | 3:01AM1.29m | 3:32PM1.34m | 3:49AM1.28m | 4:20PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.37m | 9:12AM0.32m | 9:42PM0.38m | 9:59AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
250 | 196 | 189 | 146 | 370 | 424 | 418 | 702 | 643 | 615 | 606 | 606 | 489 | 527 | 799 | 862 | 972 | 958 | 1014 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
188 | 219 | 254 | 295 | 146 | 112 | 180 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 49 | 690 | 722 | — | — | — | 46 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
6 | 40 | 223 | 407 | 572 | 623 | 650 | 542 | 612 | 654 | 542 | 489 | 737 | 781 | 639 | 1108 | 1367 | 1365 | 1263 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 21 | 31 | 58 | 58 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 112 | 58 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 31 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
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