
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 2AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.53m | 8:01AM1.60m | 8:23PM1.57m | 8:52AM1.65m | 9:15PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.06m | 2:18PM0.09m | 2:39AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
11 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 25 | 130 | 180 | 150 | 115 | 195 | 167 | 121 | 85 | 82 | 57 | 49 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NNE 8 | S 11 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 13 | SE 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
26 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 52 | 56 | 89 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | N 9 | S 11 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 14 | E 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
6 | — | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | S 11 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
2 | 86 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 34 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 31 | 113 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 47 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||
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