
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 156 | 144 | 74 | 5 | 72 | 101 | 132 | 199 | 194 | 168 | 100 | 98 | 67 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.42m | 11:46PM1.32m | 12:11PM1.38m | 00:31AM1.28m | 12:56PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.26m | 5:45PM0.30m | 5:59AM0.30m | 6:31PM0.33m | 6:44AM0.33m | 7:17PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NNE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
6 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 5 | 156 | 144 | 74 | 5 | 72 | 101 | 132 | 199 | 1343 | 1016 | 976 | 878 | 946 | 1104 | 1030 | 894 | 881 | 881 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 17 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | 27 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 115 | 219 | 271 | 325 | 194 | 168 | 100 | 98 | 67 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 69 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
3459 | 3065 | 2893 | 2548 | 2500 | 2309 | 2309 | 1976 | 1601 | 1347 | 1041 | 803 | 632 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 113 | 113 | 343 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 58 | 58 | 113 | 54 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
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