
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | S 18 | SE 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 3 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.65m | 9:15PM1.58m | 9:44AM1.67m | 10:08PM1.57m | 10:38AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.06m | 3:31AM0.02m | 4:05PM0.05m | 4:24AM0.02m | 5:00PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | E 12 | NE 13 | S 11 |
130 | 121 | 83 | 53 | 52 | 32 | 78 | 74 | 108 | 114 | 181 | 181 | 147 | 97 | 137 | 156 | 205 | 248 | 177 | 348 | 3 | 7 | 1369 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 6 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | NE 13 |
2 | 2 | 24 | 37 | 95 | 90 | 28 | 15 | 83 | 131 | 1 | 159 | 150 | 138 | 56 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | S 18 | SE 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 3 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 |
8 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — |
2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 342 | 3 | 146 | 319 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 299 | 809 | 947 | 1148 | 1476 | 1585 | 1613 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 26 | 47 | 39 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 9 | 21 | 123 | 96 | 96 | 42 | 361 | 589 |
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