Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 68 | 108 | 96 | 125 | 123 | 232 | 277 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 209 | 199 | 190 | 184 | 236 | 273 | 232 | 228 | 309 | 287 | 342 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 4:16AM1.28m | 4:41PM1.38m | 5:05AM1.33m | 5:27PM1.42m | 5:53AM1.39m | 6:14PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.29m | 10:59PM0.27m | 11:14AM0.25m | 11:46PM0.21m | 12:04PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 397 | 339 | 339 | 287 | 240 | 238 | 197 | 125 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 209 | 184 | 190 | 184 | 236 | 273 | 232 | 228 | 309 | 287 | 342 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 45 | 68 | 108 | 96 | 125 | 123 | 232 | 277 | 232 | 222 | 173 | 206 | 199 | 104 | 99 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 140 | 57 | 52 | 33 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 18 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NW 3 | S 18 |
| kJ | 20 | 53 | 90 | 126 | 113 | 155 | 146 | 184 | 76 | 59 | 58 | 31 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 66 | 26 | 88 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
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