
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (25 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
866 | 766 | 658 | 731 | 756 | 741 | 748 | 1088 | 1124 | 1775 | 1408 | 1377 | 1405 | 1320 | 1168 | 1081 | 1007 | 1087 | 1170 | 987 | 1109 | 1015 | 818 | 824 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.35m | 2:48AM1.34m | 3:21PM1.35m | 3:36AM1.31m | 4:07PM1.36m | 4:23AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.33m | 9:02AM0.27m | 9:28PM0.35m | 9:48AM0.29m | 10:17PM0.36m | 10:34AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | |
4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
866 | 766 | 658 | 731 | 756 | 741 | 748 | 959 | 1124 | 1258 | 1408 | 1377 | 1405 | 1320 | 1168 | 1081 | 1007 | 1087 | 1170 | 987 | 1109 | 1015 | 818 | 824 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | ENE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 18 | SSW 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 |
61 | 34 | 113 | 515 | 537 | 630 | — | 1088 | 1100 | 572 | 430 | 430 | 415 | 343 | 312 | 200 | 162 | 113 | 509 | 600 | 546 | 494 | 494 | 691 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | S 18 | NNE 8 | S 18 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 20 | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 58 | 117 | 321 | 106 | — | — | — | 69 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
— | 38 | 206 | 376 | 445 | 646 | 972 | 850 | 718 | 1775 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 271 | — | — | 165 | 188 | 293 | 388 | 366 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 42 | 58 | 96 | 58 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 48 | 31 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 31 | 112 | 112 |
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