Pohara Beach Surf Guide
Pohara Beach in Nelson - Tasman Bay is a very sheltered beach break. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Works best in offshore winds from the south and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Able to handle light onshore wind Windswells provide any waves and the best wave direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. The location means that it never gets crowded.
Pohara Beach Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: | Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
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 Beach |  1 | rarely breaks | 14.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Pohara Beach:
The best conditions reported for surf at Pohara Beach occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.
Explore Pohara Beach Location Map
Interactive Pohara Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pohara Beach is Nelson Airport (NSN) in New Zealand, 59 km (37 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pohara Beach is Woodbourne Airport (BHE), also in New Zealand, 113 km (70 miles) away.
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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 06:07 Local Time
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| Wind State | glass | glass | glass | glass |
Tides at Pohara Beach
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Swell History at Pohara Beach
Surf stats for Pohara Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Pohara Beach
Wind stats for Pohara Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
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