Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is

15.4°C

Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Evening (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	97	33	76	107	231	187	63	54	47	49	71	57	73	73	139	97	102	147	270	135	156	123	299	235
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NW	NW	NNW	N	NE	N	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNE	NNW	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:24PM1.48m				3:58AM1.40m					4:20PM1.45m				4:53AM1.41m				5:13PM1.44m				5:45AM1.43m
Low Tide	9:09AM0.19m				9:45PM0.16m					10:06AM0.22m				10:39PM0.16m				11:02AM0.23m				11:30PM0.17m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	7:50
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	12	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	19	18	17	18	18	20	24	25	23	19	18	18	17	18	18	18	20	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	17	17	17	16	17	16	17	18	20	23	23	20	17	18	18	17	19	18	16	19	16	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	S 13	S 13	S 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	43	125	82	73	109	80	63	54	47	49	31	57	73	73	62	29	29	29	127	28	16	16	127	100
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	E 12	S 13	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 9	E 11	E 10	E 10	S 9	S 9
kJ	142	3	3	3	69	63	61	59	56	3	13	48	30	30	46	12	12	3	28	2	2	2	14	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	N 15	—	N 14	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	N 13	E 12	S 13	S 13	S 12	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 11	S 12	S 14	S 13	S 13	E 10	E 10
kJ	3	4	—	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	13	13	12	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NW 2	NNW 2	NW 3	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	97	33	76	107	231	187	—	—	—	49	71	1	1	3	139	97	102	147	270	135	156	123	299	235
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Surf Club Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Surf Club Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Bay Chalet Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Bay Chalet Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Bay Chalet Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	3	16	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North	Point Annihilation	Point Annihilation	Tuamotu Island	Makorori Centre	Last Chance	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Diners Beach	Wainui Beach - Pines	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Pouawa Beach	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Pines	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Makorori North	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Stent Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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