
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 63 | 57 | 142 | 500 | 600 | 118 | 151 | 62 | 290 | 369 | 260 | 282 | 193 | 180 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:24AM1.43m | 11:44PM1.46m | 12:16PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM0.17m | 5:38PM0.22m | 6:05AM0.16m | 6:32PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
5 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 2590 | 2229 | 1870 | 1676 | 500 | 600 | 889 | 969 | 1012 | 787 | 679 | 596 | 1164 | 1196 | 1735 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 41 | 63 | 57 | 142 | 99 | 147 | 194 | 151 | 62 | 290 | 716 | 989 | 520 | 449 | 180 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 10 | NE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 14 |
— | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 118 | 64 | 29 | 165 | 369 | 260 | 282 | 193 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4368 | 3876 | 3489 | 2947 | 3762 | 3369 | 2798 | 2260 | 969 | 711 | 908 | 628 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 42 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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