Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (07 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
162
178
173
116
176
327
109
116
277
266
297
337
362
334
105
73
59
37
36
35
32
26
30
27
26
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
SW
0
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:53AM1.41m
5:13PM1.44m
5:45AM1.43m
6:03PM1.42m
6:33AM1.45m
6:50PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.16m
11:02AM0.23m
11:30PM0.17m
11:55AM0.24m
00:18AM0.18m
12:45PM0.24m
1:04AM0.19m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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1
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1
Temp °C
19
19
19
22
23
23
21
18
18
16
17
20
23
25
22
18
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
18
18
20
22
21
20
20
16
16
14
15
18
21
21
18
15
14
14
15
18
15
17
16
14
15
16
16
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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