Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.7°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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.7
SSW
4
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.9
S
13
0.2
E
14
0.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
43
19
18
11
15
10
10
10
4
4
3
3
16
15
14
0
15
17
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
5
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:21PM1.32m
3:49AM1.25m
4:11PM1.35m
4:40AM1.30m
5:01PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.32m
9:56AM0.33m
10:30PM0.28m
10:48AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
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Temp °C
20
20
17
16
14
13
15
16
15
14
13
14
14
14
20
25
26
21
16
Feels °C
17
19
15
14
12
11
12
13
12
13
11
12
11
11
17
21
21
16
12
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