Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (08 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 07). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SW 4 | SE 13 | E 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.38m | 11:26AM1.26m | 11:47PM1.38m | 12:14PM1.28m | 00:34AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.30m | 5:29AM0.29m | 5:37PM0.30m | 6:12AM0.27m | 6:24PM0.30m | 6:59AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | E 10 | S 21 | — | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
37 | 136 | 168 | 224 | 258 | 347 | 299 | 202 | 160 | 101 | 79 | 134 | 2 | 216 | — | 2973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5796 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 41 | 65 | 41 | 7 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 8 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 | NNE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 72 | 107 | 46 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | SW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 13 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
148 | 193 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 18 | 778 | 1214 | 3550 | 10886 | 20510 | 33314 | 31492 | 23211 | 15741 | 11330 | 8108 | 9647 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 100 | 96 | 112 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 144 | 115 | 115 | 116 | 42 | 115 |
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