Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 12 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 82 | 15 | 278 | 11 | 211 | 247 | 239 | 190 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.52m | 2:36AM1.47m | 3:13PM1.56m | 3:37AM1.49m | 4:13PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM0.13m | 8:28PM0.19m | 8:52AM0.11m | 9:29PM0.16m | 9:52AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 478 | 400 | 326 | 275 | 229 | 390 | 307 | 238 | 187 | 180 | 173 | 131 | 128 | 344 | 278 | 628 | 521 | 412 | 239 | 190 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NE 12 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 222 | 322 | 304 | 295 | 219 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 82 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 211 | 247 | 24 | 50 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 12 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 11 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | S 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 9 | 98 | 117 | 126 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 353 | 724 | 554 | 235 | 161 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 42 |
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