
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
643 | 615 | 606 | 606 | 690 | 812 | 799 | 862 | 958 | 958 | 972 | 1014 | 1014 | 1180 | 1317 | 1269 | 1497 | 1575 | 1952 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.34m | 3:49AM1.28m | 4:20PM1.35m | 4:36AM1.29m | 5:06PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.38m | 9:59AM0.32m | 10:32PM0.37m | 10:47AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
643 | 615 | 606 | 606 | 690 | 477 | 466 | 862 | 958 | 958 | 972 | 1014 | 1014 | 1180 | 1317 | 1269 | 1497 | 1575 | 1952 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 812 | 799 | — | — | — | 46 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 56 | 54 | 24 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | 22 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | — |
488 | 476 | 466 | 422 | 432 | 686 | 743 | 655 | 1132 | 1252 | 1124 | 1079 | 1491 | 1356 | 972 | 627 | 489 | 214 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 58 | 42 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 58 | 54 | 21 | 21 |
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