
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 37 | 40 | 66 | 99 | 188 | 249 | 407 | 615 | 975 | 1124 | 1286 | 1486 | 1715 | 1845 | 1799 | 1730 | 1526 | 1506 | 1486 | 1343 | 1124 | 1094 | 1079 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.70m | 6:51AM1.58m | 7:23PM1.72m | 7:48AM1.58m | 8:18PM1.70m | 8:44AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.04m | 1:06PM-0.02m | 1:45AM0.01m | 2:03PM-0.02m | 2:41AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
66 | 37 | 40 | 66 | 99 | 188 | 249 | 407 | 615 | 975 | 1124 | 1286 | 1486 | 1715 | 1845 | 1799 | 1730 | 1526 | 1506 | 1486 | 1343 | 1124 | 1094 | 1079 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
1 | 18 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 148 | 442 | 599 | 389 | 319 | 296 | 279 | 279 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | NE 10 | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | — | SW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SSW 20 | S 20 |
5 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 4 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 201 | 109 | 481 | 161 | 155 | — | 38 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 8 | — | — | WSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 107 | 21 | 69 | 67 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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