
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 94 | 94 | 97 | 94 | 78 | 78 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 42 | 42 | 52 | 39 | 40 | 51 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05AM1.45m | 6:27PM1.50m | 6:56AM1.48m | 7:16PM1.50m | 7:44AM1.50m | 8:04PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.13m | 12:16PM0.17m | 00:45AM0.12m | 1:08PM0.17m | 1:33AM0.12m | 1:58PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
104 | 94 | 94 | 97 | 94 | 78 | 78 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 37 | 35 | 52 | 39 | 40 | 51 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 13 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 4 |
46 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 90 | 28 | 37 | 42 | 54 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | S 9 |
121 | 112 | 107 | 103 | 28 | 84 | 70 | 64 | 61 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 42 | 31 | 42 | 55 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 42 | 112 | 24 | 24 |
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