
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | SSE 10 | E 4 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
82 | 288 | 11 | 274 | 11 | 256 | 234 | 230 | 186 | 5 | 8 | 97 | 7 | 203 | 197 | 573 | 520 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37AM1.49m | 4:13PM1.59m | 4:38AM1.51m | 5:12PM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.16m | 9:52AM0.09m | 10:31PM0.13m | 10:52AM0.06m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
128 | 288 | 333 | 274 | 546 | 153 | 234 | 230 | 165 | 202 | 256 | 165 | 211 | 203 | 154 | 573 | 520 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | NNE 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
82 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 256 | 7 | 47 | 186 | 109 | 8 | 97 | 63 | 62 | 197 | 38 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | NE 7 | S 18 | NE 7 | S 16 | NNE 7 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 14 | S 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
14 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 55 | 8 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 62 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
— | 8 | 7 | 23 | 172 | 246 | 286 | 246 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 3 | 75 | 73 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 13 | 0 |
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