Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SE
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
116
87
76
41
36
87
22
3
13
13
11
12
11
34
34
34
13
14
10
10
43
82
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SSE
5
NW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
00:38AM1.46m
1:13PM1.49m
1:36AM1.46m
2:12PM1.52m
2:36AM1.47m
3:13PM1.56m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.15m
7:28PM0.20m
7:54AM0.13m
8:28PM0.19m
8:52AM0.11m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
4
Temp °C
6
6
7
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
15
14
12
12
11
10
11
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
2
2
3
7
7
6
5
6
5
6
8
11
13
12
11
10
8
7
7
12
11
11
8
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