Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.0°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
NNE
7
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
10
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSE
4
1.5
SSE
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
18
0.1
NE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
9
0
0
1
15
1
4
56
33
131
6
6
8
8
21
8
8
6
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
ESE
5
E
10
N
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:55AM1.59m
11:18PM1.52m
11:48AM1.59m
00:13AM1.50m
12:44PM1.57m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.11m
5:36AM0.09m
6:09PM0.13m
6:30AM0.11m
7:06PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:41
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6:39
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7:12
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1
4
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Temp °C
13
16
17
18
16
14
11
11
13
14
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
13
15
15
12
12
9
9
9
10
9
6
6
5
4
5
5
6
6
7
8
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