Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 6 | 15 | 58 | 76 | 95 | 168 | 145 | 161 | 283 | 220 | 192 | 163 | 160 | 147 | 101 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:05PM1.49m | 9:31AM1.49m | 9:51PM1.45m | 10:16AM1.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.14m | 3:46PM0.19m | 4:06AM0.19m | 4:32PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 282 | 225 | 232 | 177 | 101 | 78 | 168 | 145 | 161 | 283 | 220 | 192 | 163 | 160 | 147 | 101 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 76 | 79 | 54 | 101 | 118 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 13 | NE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 58 | 95 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
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