Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.8° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
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0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
15
1
SE
15
1
SE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.4
SE
13
2.3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
424
418
702
643
615
606
606
690
722
812
848
987
972
1014
2805
2891
2846
2555
2326
2180
1952
1847
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:01AM1.29m
3:32PM1.34m
3:49AM1.28m
4:20PM1.35m
4:36AM1.29m
5:06PM1.37m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.32m
9:42PM0.38m
9:59AM0.32m
10:32PM0.37m
10:47AM0.31m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
9
10
10
10
8
7
6
5
6
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
2
2
4
4
3
3
1
1
0
-1
-1
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
5
5
5
7
6
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