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Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | |
45 | 46 | 27 | 90 | 58 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 124 | 91 | 208 | 206 | 226 | 206 | 246 | 292 | 458 | 3843 | 3489 | 1471 | 1245 | 1118 | 1082 | 988 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:46AM1.32m | 10:10PM1.40m | 10:29AM1.29m | 10:53PM1.37m | 11:12AM1.26m | 11:36PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.29m | 4:32AM0.32m | 4:42PM0.31m | 5:15AM0.33m | 5:24PM0.32m | 5:59AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | |
— | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 |
40 | 93 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 49 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 73 | 238 | 458 | 1619 | 1583 | 1471 | 1245 | 1118 | 1082 | 988 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
100 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 60 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 34 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | S 13 | — | — | S 20 | E 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 19 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 16 |
45 | — | — | — | 15 | 36 | 36 | 10 | 31 | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 12 | 27 | — | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | W 3 | — | — |
84 | 46 | 69 | 90 | 104 | 69 | — | 63 | 124 | 91 | 208 | 206 | 226 | 206 | 246 | 292 | 373 | 3843 | 3489 | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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