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Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
167 | 143 | 131 | 131 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 88 | 87 | 98 | 63 | 63 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:08AM1.36m | 1:36PM1.27m | 1:58AM1.38m | 2:30PM1.32m | 2:51AM1.42m | 3:25PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.29m | 7:45PM0.31m | 8:21AM0.25m | 8:39PM0.27m | 9:12AM0.19m | 9:35PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:04 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
1533 | 1256 | 991 | 865 | 643 | 504 | 488 | 488 | 1549 | 970 | 957 | 944 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 1595 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 13 | NE 10 | — | — |
167 | 143 | 131 | 131 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 329 | 87 | 85 | 63 | 63 | 44 | 43 | 82 | 36 | 148 | 75 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | E 10 | SE 17 | SE 16 | E 11 | S 25 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 15 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
55 | 52 | 47 | 28 | 12 | 25 | 137 | 88 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 80 | 32 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | 80 | 98 | 171 | 293 | 2946 | 2987 | 2709 | 2877 | 2682 | 2453 | 2043 | 2188 | 1447 | 1401 | 913 | 723 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 42 | 42 | 58 | 112 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 301 | 21 | 21 |
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