
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pourere Beach today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pourere Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pourere Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
769 | 722 | 599 | 475 | 341 | 212 | 161 | 78 | 78 | 92 | 92 | 104 | 106 | 139 | 135 | 131 | 279 | 394 | 447 | 581 | 473 | 362 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:31AM1.21m | 2:53PM1.31m | 3:19AM1.23m | 3:41PM1.33m | 4:08AM1.28m | 4:30PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.31m | 9:12PM0.29m | 9:26AM0.29m | 9:59PM0.25m | 10:17AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 |
769 | 722 | 599 | 475 | 341 | 212 | 161 | 78 | 78 | 92 | 90 | 104 | 106 | 139 | 135 | 106 | 110 | 394 | 447 | 581 | 473 | 362 | 167 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 |
4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 60 | 26 | 22 | 92 | 51 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 131 | 279 | 125 | 101 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NE 11 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 14 |
7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 19 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NNE 2 | NE 10 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | — | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 172 | 172 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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