Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
16
1
ESE
17
1.3
ESE
17
1.4
SE
17
1.6
SE
16
1.7
SE
16
1.8
SE
16
1.9
SE
16
1.9
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
20
81
69
63
62
61
66
37
40
66
99
188
249
407
615
963
1124
1286
1467
1571
1651
1776
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
5:29PM1.67m
5:53AM1.57m
6:27PM1.70m
6:51AM1.58m
7:23PM1.72m
7:48AM1.58m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.07m
12:08PM-0.01m
00:47AM0.04m
1:06PM-0.02m
1:45AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
17
14
13
12
12
12
12
16
16
14
13
13
11
10
11
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
9
8
10
13
16
12
10
8
9
8
8
13
12
10
9
10
8
7
9
11
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