Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.6° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.7
SE
16
0.8
SE
16
0.9
SE
15
1
SE
15
1
SE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
143
160
209
213
242
253
237
254
295
370
424
418
702
643
615
606
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:12AM1.31m
2:44PM1.33m
3:01AM1.29m
3:32PM1.34m
Low Tide
8:04PM0.35m
8:25AM0.31m
8:53PM0.37m
9:12AM0.32m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
9
10
10
8
9
8
7
5
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
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