
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
568 | 641 | 753 | 873 | 769 | 757 | 684 | 684 | 706 | 637 | 650 | 530 | 468 | 459 | 459 | 459 | 392 | 402 | 342 | 463 | 279 | 4498 | 4591 | 3845 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:18PM1.42m | 11:47AM1.35m | 00:06AM1.43m | 12:38PM1.39m | 00:59AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.27m | 5:43AM0.22m | 5:58PM0.26m | 6:29AM0.19m | 6:50PM0.25m | 7:20AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
568 | 641 | 753 | 873 | 769 | 757 | 684 | 684 | 706 | 637 | 650 | 530 | 468 | 459 | 598 | 449 | 392 | 402 | 342 | 463 | 279 | 29 | 121 | 126 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 20 | S 19 | — | — | — |
40 | 39 | 56 | 55 | 61 | 54 | 36 | 40 | 30 | 21 | 29 | 17 | 138 | 6 | 459 | 459 | 50 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 29 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 9 | NE 8 | S 18 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | SSW 17 | — | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
46 | 26 | 50 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 58 | 55 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 113 | 91 | 322 | 335 | — | 1313 | 2023 | 1724 | 1975 | 2823 | 4034 | 4498 | 4591 | 3845 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 31 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 113 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 115 |
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