Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 951 | 785 | 718 | 488 | 366 | 202 | 216 | 260 | 311 | 248 | 208 | 341 | 378 | 231 | 194 | 164 | 130 | 123 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.65m | 8:22AM1.54m | 8:46PM1.61m | 9:13AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.03m | 2:35PM0.06m | 3:07AM0.05m | 3:27PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 951 | 785 | 718 | 488 | 366 | 202 | 216 | 260 | 311 | 248 | 208 | 341 | 378 | 231 | 194 | 164 | 130 | 123 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SE 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | E 10 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 25 | 25 | 250 | 171 | 202 | 130 | 69 | 132 | 46 | 64 | 74 | 35 | 475 | 317 | 159 | 277 | 118 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 61 | 81 | 61 | 107 | 118 | 160 | 142 | 407 | 86 | 30 | 9 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 261 | — | — | — | 24 | 84 | 154 | 209 | 742 | 1050 | 1508 | 2162 | 2766 | 3553 | 3546 | 3345 | 3053 | 2585 | 2216 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 58 | 58 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 42 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 58 |
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