
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | 74 | 110 | 143 | 160 | 213 | 213 | 242 | 250 | 237 | 310 | 295 | 370 | 424 | 418 | 692 | 643 | 624 | 606 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.34m | 2:12AM1.31m | 2:44PM1.33m | 3:01AM1.29m | 3:32PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.35m | 8:25AM0.31m | 8:53PM0.37m | 9:12AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
34 | 74 | 110 | 143 | 160 | 213 | 213 | 242 | 250 | 237 | 189 | 182 | 370 | 424 | 418 | 692 | 643 | 624 | 606 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
29 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 26 | 23 | 188 | 219 | 310 | 295 | 141 | 146 | 169 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | N 8 | — | — |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 79 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 64 | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | SW 2 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
1 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 32 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 143 | 182 | 160 | 194 | 247 | 311 | 418 | 652 | 723 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 47 | 58 | 58 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
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