
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 4PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 12 | S 12 | NE 11 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | NE 18 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 63 | 57 | 12 | 490 | 149 | 118 | 151 | 62 | 246 | 277 | 277 | 244 | 200 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.40m | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:24AM1.43m | 11:44PM1.46m | 12:16PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.22m | 5:17AM0.17m | 5:38PM0.22m | 6:05AM0.16m | 6:32PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
— | — | 5 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 2590 | 2229 | 1739 | 1688 | 490 | 855 | 880 | 992 | 1039 | 787 | 667 | 1029 | 1211 | 1212 | 1929 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | NE 18 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 41 | 63 | 57 | 12 | 118 | 396 | 191 | 151 | 62 | 246 | 724 | 327 | 509 | 458 | 155 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 149 | 118 | 64 | 66 | 167 | 277 | 277 | 244 | 200 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6195 | 5288 | 4368 | 3879 | 3489 | 2947 | 3610 | 3369 | 2834 | 1665 | 878 | 1142 | 798 | 656 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 144 | 115 | 115 | 116 | 42 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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