
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1506 | 1486 | 1343 | 1325 | 1203 | 1064 | 1034 | 920 | 804 | 792 | 642 | 632 | 501 | 494 | 418 | 353 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:18PM1.70m | 8:44AM1.56m | 9:11PM1.67m | 9:39AM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.01m | 2:58PM0.01m | 3:35AM0.02m | 3:52PM0.06m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
1506 | 1486 | 1343 | 1325 | 1203 | 1064 | 1034 | 920 | 2095 | 2809 | 2471 | 2371 | 1903 | 1579 | 1344 | 1055 | 1004 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 23 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
410 | 340 | 271 | 266 | 210 | 282 | 233 | 1562 | 804 | 792 | 642 | 632 | 501 | 494 | 418 | 353 | 341 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 24 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
177 | 163 | 109 | — | 7 | 29 | 428 | 185 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 45 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 112 | 21 | 21 |
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