Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.4° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 7PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
15
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
513
469
408
387
331
337
268
263
217
156
121
121
119
125
130
149
155
151
132
130
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:09AM1.31m
6:37PM1.42m
6:54AM1.32m
7:20PM1.44m
7:38AM1.33m
8:02PM1.45m
Low Tide
12:21PM0.26m
00:55AM0.29m
1:06PM0.24m
1:40AM0.27m
1:50PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
15
15
12
12
13
14
13
13
15
15
13
11
10
10
8
8
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
6
10
10
8
8
8
9
9
8
10
10
7
6
5
6
2
2
2
1
2
2
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