Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 2 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | NE 10 | S 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 12 | E 18 | E 18 | ENE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 126 | 145 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.59m | 11:18PM1.52m | 11:48AM1.59m | 00:13AM1.50m | 12:44PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.07m | 5:15PM0.11m | 5:36AM0.09m | 6:09PM0.13m | 6:30AM0.11m | 7:06PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 16 | S 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 298 | 292 | 407 | 420 | 117 | 144 | 122 | 88 | 67 | 45 | 70 | 131 | 53 | 157 | 150 | 94 | 559 | 832 | 835 | 1407 | 1141 | 946 | 726 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | S 16 | SSE 10 | NE 13 | S 18 | S 10 | NE 14 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 192 | 127 | 124 | 81 | 112 | 109 | 80 | 40 | 122 | 21 | 7 | 58 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 5 | NE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | NE 10 | SSE 11 | NE 16 | S 20 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 15 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 10 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 45 | 89 | — | 34 | 126 | 145 | 167 | 156 | 203 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 54 | 371 | 343 | 124 | 305 | 131 | 54 | 112 | 302 | 56 | 31 | 3 |
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