Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.2°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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.1
E
15
1.2
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
5.5
S
12
6
S
12
5.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
21
21
21
21
21
22
13
14
14
9
38
11
54
4
147
57
38
33
28
13
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
30
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:15AM1.50m
9:34PM1.44m
9:58AM1.48m
10:18PM1.40m
10:42AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.16m
3:31PM0.20m
3:48AM0.19m
4:16PM0.23m
4:31AM0.22m
5:01PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:22
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6:20
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7:22
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7:23
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7:24
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 mm
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1
1
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2
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
20
24
24
21
16
16
16
17
19
20
18
15
13
11
11
10
9
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
16
14
13
17
21
21
18
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
12
7
5
6
4
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
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