
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1518 | 1413 | 1256 | 1197 | 1117 | 1045 | 980 | 889 | 748 | 748 | 612 | 553 | 408 | 408 | 387 | 331 | 337 | 263 | 263 | 217 | 158 | 156 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:23AM1.30m | 5:52PM1.39m | 6:09AM1.31m | 6:37PM1.42m | 6:54AM1.32m | 7:20PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.28m | 00:09AM0.32m | 12:21PM0.26m | 00:55AM0.29m | 1:06PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
1518 | 1413 | 1256 | 1197 | 1117 | 1045 | 980 | 889 | 748 | 748 | 612 | 553 | 408 | 408 | 387 | 331 | 337 | 263 | 263 | 217 | 158 | 156 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 103 | 151 | 135 | 116 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | WSW 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | SE 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | — | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 21 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 60 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 47 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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