Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
667
667
706
684
637
610
520
510
510
449
449
392
394
349
335
4600
4420
3254
2595
2496
1624
1604
1827
1076
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
45
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:47AM1.35m
00:06AM1.43m
12:38PM1.39m
00:59AM1.44m
1:34PM1.44m
1:55AM1.46m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.26m
6:29AM0.19m
6:50PM0.25m
7:20AM0.16m
7:46PM0.22m
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:22
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
5
7
9
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
9
9
9
10
6
8
8
9
7
6
6
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
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