Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 4AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 804 | 953 | 1522 | 1205 | 1288 | 888 | 525 | 426 | 370 | 297 | 313 | 262 | 262 | 340 | 243 | 269 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.66m | 7:29AM1.55m | 7:55PM1.65m | 8:22AM1.54m | 8:46PM1.61m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.04m | 1:42PM0.03m | 2:17AM0.03m | 2:35PM0.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 8 | 1023 | 951 | 899 | 888 | 525 | 426 | 370 | 297 | 313 | 262 | 262 | 340 | 243 | 269 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 17 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 236 | 254 | 219 | 224 | 154 | 150 | 67 | 142 | 65 | 84 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 18 | ENE 11 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 61 | 107 | 118 | 160 | 22 | 132 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 804 | 953 | 1522 | 1205 | 1288 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 261 | 312 | 395 | 558 | 1199 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 31 | 58 | 58 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 58 |
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