
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 N 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 8AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 13 | NE 15 | NE 14 | N 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 14 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 58 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:08PM1.57m | 10:38AM1.67m | 11:03PM1.55m | 11:33AM1.65m | 00:00AM1.51m | 12:30PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.02m | 5:00PM0.06m | 5:19AM0.04m | 5:56PM0.08m | 6:15AM0.08m | 6:53PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | E 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
86 | 202 | 248 | 218 | 125 | 3 | 1868 | 1623 | 1602 | 1347 | 1207 | 969 | 802 | 699 | 526 | 431 | 292 | 233 | 182 | 138 | 96 | 94 | 58 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | NE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 |
156 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 68 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | NE 15 | NE 14 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 3 |
229 | 1098 | 831 | 772 | 1290 | 1771 | 3055 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 48 | 22 | 18 | 12 | — | 52 | 15 | 29 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 96 | 31 | 42 | 361 | 116 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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