Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.6
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
35
31
30
30
30
12
13
14
12
13
21
34
74
110
119
160
216
213
196
195
219
254
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:34AM1.40m
1:06PM1.37m
1:23AM1.35m
1:55PM1.34m
2:12AM1.31m
2:44PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.22m
7:15PM0.31m
7:38AM0.27m
8:04PM0.35m
8:25AM0.31m
8:53PM0.37m
clear
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clear
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rain showers
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
12
14
12
9
9
9
9
11
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
13
9
9
Feels °C
5
4
4
8
10
8
5
5
4
6
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
5
6
5
1
2
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