Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 2AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 615 | 975 | 1216 | 1286 | 1486 | 1715 | 1694 | 1799 | 1753 | 1606 | 1506 | 1486 | 1343 | 1325 | 1203 | 1064 | 1034 | 828 | 816 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.72m | 7:48AM1.58m | 8:18PM1.70m | 8:44AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.01m | 2:03PM-0.02m | 2:41AM0.01m | 2:58PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 22 |
| kJ | 615 | 975 | 1216 | 1286 | 1486 | 1715 | 1694 | 1799 | 1753 | 1606 | 1506 | 1486 | 1343 | 1325 | 1203 | 1064 | 1034 | 828 | 2379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 23 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 53 | 179 | 345 | 418 | 347 | 230 | 220 | 264 | 250 | 242 | 1826 | 816 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | SW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 24 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 160 | 177 | 163 | 109 | — | 7 | 29 | 579 | 189 | 141 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 5 | 23 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||
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