Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.5° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.8
SSW
6
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
150
165
170
216
348
655
953
1530
1288
1245
439
364
378
488
351
294
213
131
108
185
153
122
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:34AM1.54m
7:03PM1.66m
7:29AM1.55m
7:55PM1.65m
8:22AM1.54m
8:46PM1.61m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.06m
12:48PM0.02m
1:24AM0.04m
1:42PM0.03m
2:17AM0.03m
2:35PM0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
2
2
3
4
1
2
2
3
4
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
9
11
11
9
9
8
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
6
2
1
-1
0
0
-1
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