Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.1° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.3
SE
12
1.5
S
5
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
97
79
57
56
40
29
31
27
9
9
28
30
29
25
17
26
58
53
56
24
93
37
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
5
NW
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SE
10
E
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:08AM1.30m
12:35PM1.34m
00:56AM1.26m
1:24PM1.32m
1:45AM1.24m
2:14PM1.31m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.32m
6:51PM0.36m
7:08AM0.35m
7:40PM0.38m
7:56AM0.36m
8:30PM0.38m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
11
12
11
11
9
7
6
10
13
14
13
11
10
8
8
14
16
17
11
10
Feels °C
9
9
7
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
7
9
9
9
8
7
4
4
11
13
15
4
4
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