Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (22 Jun)--

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 Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
S
19
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
18
7
7
17
61
91
84
6
0
6
8
12
12
16
9
12
16
17
29
31
48
3
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22PM1.58m
11:53AM1.44m
00:15AM1.50m
12:48PM1.40m
1:08AM1.43m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.10m
5:45AM0.09m
6:03PM0.17m
6:37AM0.14m
6:56PM0.23m
7:27AM0.19m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
15
Feels °C
15
14
14
12
10
9
9
7
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
S
19
1.9
S
18
2.2
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
Energy kJ
104
100
93
87
52
50
46
43
46
67
55
994
2274
2748
2219
1705
1102
919
653
511
417
335
305
239
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
12
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
12
11
18
7
7
7
6
6
6
42
72
54
8
12
12
3
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
S
19
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
7
7
7
7
8
6
116
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
3
17
61
91
84
16
9
12
16
17
29
31
48
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
3
39
3
3
21
9
42
298
54
54
13
3
3
3
3
12
12
12
12
7
7
7
12
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
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