Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jul 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
980
889
748
748
612
513
408
408
387
331
337
268
263
217
158
156
121
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:09AM1.31m
6:37PM1.42m
6:54AM1.32m
7:20PM1.44m
Low Tide
00:09AM0.32m
12:21PM0.26m
00:55AM0.29m
1:06PM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
10
10
15
16
12
12
13
13
13
13
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
6
6
5
6
7
10
11
8
8
8
8
9
8
10
10
8
5
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