Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
1.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.5
NE
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
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
56
44
43
43
43
43
25
14
35
31
30
30
30
8
14
15
15
15
26
36
36
146
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM1.40m
00:34AM1.40m
1:06PM1.37m
1:23AM1.35m
1:55PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.16m
6:26PM0.25m
6:51AM0.22m
7:15PM0.31m
7:38AM0.27m
8:04PM0.35m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
10
11
10
9
8
8
7
8
12
14
12
9
9
9
9
11
14
15
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
4
8
9
8
7
5
5
4
5
9
10
8
5
5
4
6
8
10
10
8
8
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