Pouawa Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Pouawa Beach

Issued: 5 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (04 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
1
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
2
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
96
162
159
76
58
42
66
54
24
23
16
26
111
202
211
452
315
148
132
132
91
69
55
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:34AM1.33m
8:59PM1.42m
9:17AM1.30m
9:41PM1.41m
9:59AM1.28m
10:22PM1.39m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.29m
2:48PM0.26m
3:21AM0.30m
3:30PM0.28m
4:04AM0.30m
4:11PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
15
19
16
15
16
17
16
18
20
20
17
16
15
16
15
15
18
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
9
9
12
17
13
13
14
15
14
16
17
17
14
13
12
15
13
12
14
12
13
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
235
96
162
159
76
58
42
66
54
24
23
16
26
8
8
8
143
162
148
132
132
91
69
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.7
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
55
72
28
45
33
38
32
34
33
17
16
12
8
7
7
15
8
7
9
13
17
11
54
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
S
4
0.5
S
11
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SSW
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
3
29
9
1
62
22
36
7
6
8
6
7
7
12
16
2
15
13
13
9
9
16
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.7
NNE
5
1
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
2
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
5
1
5
9
11
26
111
202
211
452
315
1
3
3
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
228
228
247
228
110
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
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