Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 149 | 138 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 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-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:16AM1.51m | 6:41PM1.58m | 7:08AM1.52m | 7:30PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.08m | 12:29PM0.09m | 1:00AM0.07m | 1:21PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 12 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 38 | 34 | 23 | 96 | 198 | 454 | 743 | 1065 | 2830 | 2921 | 2424 | 1984 | 1443 | 14 | 1247 | 753 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 13 | S 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 158 | 156 | 154 | 153 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 26 | 287 | 40 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 8 | NE 13 | E 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 14 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 40 | 149 | 138 | 128 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 8 | 1487 | 2397 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 115 | 54 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 361 | 54 | 9 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||
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