
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | 43 | 82 | 288 | 12 | 274 | 11 | 256 | 230 | 226 | 186 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 236 | 55 | 408 | 432 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13PM1.56m | 3:37AM1.49m | 4:13PM1.59m | 4:38AM1.51m | 5:12PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.16m | 9:52AM0.09m | 10:31PM0.13m | 10:52AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
173 | 131 | 128 | 288 | 333 | 274 | 625 | 256 | 230 | 226 | 134 | 202 | 287 | 210 | 244 | 236 | 122 | 408 | 432 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | SSE 11 | S 8 | NNE 9 | SSE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
19 | 14 | 82 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 186 | 82 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 38 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 7 | S 16 | NNE 7 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | NE 10 | SE 14 | SE 11 | NNE 10 | N 8 |
6 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 55 | 8 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 9 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | 6 | 12 | 17 | 280 | 217 | 257 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 22 | 18 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||
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