Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 45 | 88 | 100 | 120 | 104 | 112 | 95 | 76 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:09AM1.38m | 7:31PM1.47m | 7:54AM1.42m | 8:14PM1.49m | 8:39AM1.45m | 8:59PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.20m | 1:51AM0.18m | 2:07PM0.18m | 2:35AM0.15m | 2:53PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 8 | S 17 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
30 | 45 | 88 | 100 | 120 | 104 | 112 | 95 | 68 | 351 | 446 | 919 | 913 | 1002 | 1019 | 2210 | 35 | 35 | 1966 | 2300 | 2492 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 13 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
81 | 78 | 52 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 87 | 54 | 76 | 68 | 132 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 749 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 19 | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — |
22 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 118 | 217 | 47 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2249 | 2474 | 3912 | 2200 | 2148 | 3415 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 131 | 91 | 21 | 13 | 42 | 113 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 3 |
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