Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (07 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
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)
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
484
508
568
641
753
771
680
667
680
667
706
684
653
610
610
530
468
458
458
450
384
463
234
0
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
NNW
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSE
40
S
45
S
45
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:59AM1.32m
11:18PM1.42m
11:47AM1.35m
00:06AM1.43m
12:38PM1.39m
00:59AM1.44m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.27m
5:43AM0.22m
5:58PM0.26m
6:29AM0.19m
6:50PM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
2
2
3
4
Temp °C
9
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
11
13
13
12
13
12
11
12
Feels °C
8
11
12
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
8
7
7
6
9
9
10
9
7
4
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
0.3
SSW
20
Energy kJ
484
508
568
641
753
771
680
667
680
667
706
684
653
610
610
530
468
458
2029
1415
384
463
234
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
S
17
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
0.1
SW
22
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
22
42
40
39
56
55
61
53
39
39
30
22
29
40
157
85
16
23
458
450
18
99
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
E
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
58
52
46
26
50
48
31
29
26
24
61
58
55
15
15
5
23
55
46
43
45
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
4
0.8
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.4
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
9
4.5
S
10
5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
2
3
7
10
22
4
71
249
12
14
356
1780
1838
1347
1610
4032
5662
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
8
24
21
9
9
9
9
21
21
9
4
0
0
0
0
31
21
31
112
112
115
206
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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