
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1034 | 920 | 804 | 792 | 642 | 632 | 623 | 494 | 418 | 353 | 341 | 336 | 251 | 251 | 247 | 205 | 177 | 171 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.67m | 9:39AM1.52m | 10:04PM1.61m | 10:33AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.02m | 3:52PM0.06m | 4:26AM0.06m | 4:44PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 |
1034 | 920 | 2095 | 2809 | 2471 | 2371 | 1903 | 1579 | 1344 | 1055 | 1004 | 991 | 979 | 906 | 871 | 1262 | 1119 | 3542 | 3831 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 23 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
233 | 1562 | 804 | 792 | 642 | 632 | 623 | 494 | 418 | 353 | 341 | 336 | 251 | 251 | 247 | 205 | 715 | 171 | 166 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 12 | — | — |
425 | 185 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 266 | 177 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 36 | 45 | 36 | 45 | 65 | 78 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 21 | 21 |
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