Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.6° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
38
36
35
35
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
22
33
14
8
14
9
10
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
N
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
8:39AM1.45m
8:59PM1.50m
9:25AM1.48m
9:46PM1.50m
10:13AM1.50m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.15m
2:53PM0.17m
3:20AM0.14m
3:41PM0.16m
4:06AM0.13m
4:31PM0.17m
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
8
9
11
17
17
16
13
10
9
9
12
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
4
3
3
3
6
7
5
4
3
4
6
15
16
13
9
6
4
4
8
15
17
13
10
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