Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
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 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.49m | 8:39AM1.45m | 8:59PM1.50m | 9:25AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.15m | 2:53PM0.17m | 3:20AM0.14m | 3:41PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
160 | 553 | 980 | 828 | 860 | 782 | 1258 | 1987 | 2261 | 2887 | 3230 | 3054 | 2698 | 2248 | 1905 | 1614 | 3347 | 2761 | 2111 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 10 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
386 | 235 | 20 | 272 | 469 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 515 | 875 | 8 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — |
25 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 41 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 3 | — |
17 | 19 | 10 | 2481 | 1954 | 936 | 385 | 3397 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 100 | 21 | 21 | 100 | 42 | 31 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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