Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.2°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
2
2
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.9
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
1
ESE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
200
162
281
578
889
1022
961
800
598
452
322
254
114
93
108
69
45
75
73
60
54
39
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:12AM1.42m
3:42PM1.51m
4:13AM1.42m
4:40PM1.51m
5:11AM1.43m
5:35PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.16m
10:02PM0.16m
10:23AM0.17m
11:00PM0.15m
11:21AM0.17m
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light rain
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6:33
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6:31
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7:15
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7:16
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1
2
3
2
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
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