Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | S 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:08PM1.57m | 10:38AM1.67m | 11:03PM1.55m | 11:33AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.02m | 5:00PM0.06m | 5:19AM0.04m | 5:56PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 91 | 47 | 139 | 86 | 273 | 248 | 165 | 411 | 7 | 7 | 1595 | 1549 | 1324 | 1058 | 952 | 776 | 604 | 517 | 354 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 150 | 187 | 56 | 156 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 18 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 15 | NE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | SE 13 | NE 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 60 | 232 | 1046 | 1109 | 1113 | 1600 | 1916 | 1835 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 21 | 21 | 47 | 96 | 31 | 42 | 144 | 116 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 3 |
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