Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 4.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
NE
4
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
8
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
9
1.5
S
5
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
30
9
28
28
33
27
26
10
16
25
48
26
25
25
94
36
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SE
5
E
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:56AM1.26m
1:24PM1.32m
1:45AM1.24m
2:14PM1.31m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.36m
7:08AM0.35m
7:40PM0.38m
7:56AM0.36m
8:30PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
6
11
13
14
13
11
10
9
8
14
17
18
11
10
Feels °C
2
1
2
2
8
9
9
9
8
7
5
4
11
15
17
4
4
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