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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. 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) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 18 | S 10 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 300 | 311 | 311 | 251 | 361 | 424 | 240 | 212 | 218 | 131 | 128 | 98 | 94 | 68 | 45 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.54m | 8:46PM1.61m | 9:13AM1.52m | 9:35PM1.56m | 10:03AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.06m | 3:07AM0.05m | 3:27PM0.10m | 3:55AM0.09m | 4:16PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 18 | — | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 228 | 300 | 311 | 311 | 251 | 361 | 424 | 240 | 212 | 218 | 131 | 128 | 98 | 94 | 68 | 917 | 47 | 6 | — | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 8 | S 16 | SE 15 | ENE 9 | S 19 | ESE 15 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 15 | — | S 14 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 16 |
| kJ | 130 | 69 | 132 | 9 | 59 | 66 | 22 | 333 | 140 | 135 | — | 119 | — | 107 | 72 | 45 | 43 | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 160 | 142 | 298 | 226 | 30 | 9 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 133 | 87 | 179 | 744 | 1730 | 2134 | 2681 | 3015 | 2954 | 2679 | 2488 | 2134 | 1930 | 1636 | 1487 | 418 | 1219 | 2015 | 2852 | 5264 | 6905 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 31 | 58 | 58 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 319 | 115 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 42 | 58 | 58 | 112 | 116 | 117 | 408 | 116 |
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