Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:44PM1.33m | 4:02AM1.26m | 4:32PM1.35m | 4:51AM1.28m | 5:18PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.37m | 10:13AM0.32m | 10:47PM0.35m | 11:01AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
289 | 266 | 157 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 300 | 505 | 427 | 318 | 279 | 209 | 117 | 487 | 899 | 1722 | 1491 | 2027 | 1835 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
25 | 26 | 122 | 161 | 109 | 115 | 73 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 140 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 53 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | SE 12 | NE 10 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — |
1 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 39 | 104 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 4 | — | — | 12 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | WNW 2 | W 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 124 | 42 | 42 | 12 | 12 |
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