Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | ESE 15 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 69 | 120 | 118 | 120 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.42m | 6:24AM1.34m | 6:47PM1.45m | 7:09AM1.38m | 7:31PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.26m | 12:35PM0.23m | 1:07AM0.22m | 1:21PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
470 | 444 | 356 | 350 | 280 | 276 | 224 | 213 | 202 | 52 | 157 | 154 | 119 | 114 | 69 | 120 | 118 | 120 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 |
5 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 160 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 81 | 78 | 52 | 34 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 47 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 23 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 |
49 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 156 | 43 | 102 | 80 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 4 |
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