Pourere Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 24 May 2026 NZST
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Pourere Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pourere Beach sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Pourere Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pourere Beach at 9AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (24 May)5ft (1.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Pourere Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
858
1079
1108
1033
868
1164
1473
1388
1489
1434
1293
1175
1126
929
878
760
737
501
423
380
271
309
384
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:51AM1.41m
00:15AM1.50m
12:47PM1.37m
1:09AM1.43m
1:41PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.06m
6:01PM0.12m
6:38AM0.11m
6:56PM0.17m
7:30AM0.15m
7:50PM0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
14
12
10
10
12
12
14
15
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
9
7
7
9
8
10
12
10
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
243
858
1079
1108
1033
868
1164
1473
1388
1489
1434
1293
1175
1126
929
878
760
737
501
423
380
271
209
384
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
NE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
15
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
17
39
56
119
135
133
130
130
133
90
90
86
100
86
85
85
75
86
116
131
119
205
309
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
S
13
0.1
E
11
0.3
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
44
53
49
29
2
2
13
57
90
59
62
65
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
SW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
7
Energy kJ
5
3
9
5
2
4
9
34
62
106
159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
73
63
63
37
19
111
19
19
19
0
0
19
19
0
0
0
0
0
2
60
123
85
82
85
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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