Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.3°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
94
94
97
94
78
78
58
56
52
42
42
52
39
40
51
41
37
37
37
26
25
23
19
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
0
SSE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:05AM1.45m
6:27PM1.50m
6:56AM1.48m
7:16PM1.50m
7:44AM1.50m
8:04PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.13m
12:16PM0.17m
00:45AM0.12m
1:08PM0.17m
1:33AM0.12m
1:58PM0.17m
cloud
light rain
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6:28
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6:26
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7:19
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7:20
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1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
17
20
20
19
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
15
17
18
17
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
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