Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.8°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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.9
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
8
8
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
19
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
58
31
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NE
10
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:08PM1.57m
10:38AM1.67m
11:03PM1.55m
11:33AM1.65m
00:00AM1.51m
12:30PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.02m
5:00PM0.06m
5:19AM0.04m
5:56PM0.08m
6:15AM0.08m
6:53PM0.10m
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5:58
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7:42
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Temp °C
13
10
9
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
14
16
18
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
19
17
14
Feels °C
6
2
3
4
4
5
6
9
8
7
7
11
11
15
10
9
10
10
11
13
14
14
12
10
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