
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 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) | NE 13 | NE 3 | SSE 13 | NE 4 | 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 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 58 | 76 | 96 | 168 | 145 | 161 | 283 | 220 | 192 | 188 | 160 | 147 | 101 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | 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 | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 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 |
349 | 342 | 282 | 225 | 232 | 177 | 103 | 78 | 168 | 145 | 161 | 283 | 220 | 192 | 188 | 160 | 147 | 101 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 12 | SSE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
6 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 76 | 79 | 54 | 101 | 118 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | 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 | S 14 |
2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 58 | 96 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | W 3 | — | NW 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||
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