Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.7° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
10
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
SE
14
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
2.1
NNE
8
1.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
95
168
145
154
283
254
192
163
188
147
101
85
327
380
424
324
314
298
545
186
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
25
NE
25
NNE
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:31AM1.49m
9:51PM1.45m
10:16AM1.45m
10:36PM1.39m
11:01AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.19m
4:06AM0.19m
4:32PM0.24m
4:51AM0.24m
5:18PM0.29m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
11
10
10
10
13
17
17
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
7
6
6
5
8
13
14
12
11
11
12
10
10
10
14
12
12
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