Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NNE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 55 | 191 | 244 | 136 | 7 | 6 | 106 | 141 | 132 | 144 | 140 | 128 | 216 | 61 | 68 | 94 | 150 | 66 | 202 | 119 | 119 | 117 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.47m | 7:36PM1.41m | 8:02AM1.48m | 8:20PM1.40m | 8:45AM1.48m | 9:04PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.24m | 1:49AM0.19m | 2:18PM0.24m | 2:33AM0.21m | 3:03PM0.24m | 3:16AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | 7:54 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 72 | 69 | 61 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 36 | 39 | 86 | 61 | 60 | 67 | 129 | 61 | 202 | 119 | 119 | 117 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NNE 8 | ENE 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 68 | 94 | 43 | 66 | 28 | 42 | 46 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | N 19 | N 19 | N 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 14 | SSW 11 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 44 | 43 | 17 | 38 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 24 | 55 | 191 | 244 | 136 | 96 | 102 | 106 | 141 | 132 | 144 | 140 | 128 | 216 | — | — | — | 150 | 48 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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