Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
511
539
821
1022
886
763
611
452
385
268
249
93
86
82
68
43
65
52
52
46
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
5
SE
10
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:42PM1.51m
4:13AM1.42m
4:40PM1.51m
5:11AM1.43m
5:35PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.16m
10:02PM0.16m
10:23AM0.17m
11:00PM0.15m
11:21AM0.17m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:33
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6:31
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7:15
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7:16
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 mm
1
1
2
1
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1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
13
12
13
12
11
11
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
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