Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.3
ESE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
4597
3469
2804
2511
2149
1175
961
1397
1219
944
816
699
606
577
564
378
421
307
270
287
178
246
241
Wind (km/h)
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:59AM1.44m
1:34PM1.44m
1:55AM1.46m
2:31PM1.50m
2:54AM1.49m
3:31PM1.56m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.16m
7:46PM0.22m
8:14AM0.13m
8:45PM0.19m
9:11AM0.10m
9:46PM0.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
7:22
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5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02
 mm
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
2
4
4
5
3
4
3
4
3
4
5
6
5
7
6
7
6
5
6
8
8
9
8
6
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