Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
43
43
25
14
35
31
30
30
30
10
13
14
15
11
45
38
80
110
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:34AM1.40m
1:06PM1.37m
1:23AM1.35m
1:55PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.25m
6:51AM0.22m
7:15PM0.31m
7:38AM0.27m
8:04PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
7
7
7
12
14
12
9
9
9
9
10
14
14
12
13
Feels °C
9
8
7
5
4
4
4
8
10
8
5
5
4
6
7
9
9
8
8
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