Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.7° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1040
1033
876
785
1005
477
294
249
234
294
372
326
318
331
235
225
158
130
113
100
71
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
25
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:29AM1.55m
7:55PM1.65m
8:22AM1.54m
8:46PM1.61m
9:13AM1.52m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.03m
2:17AM0.03m
2:35PM0.06m
3:07AM0.05m
3:27PM0.10m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
3
3
6
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
6
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
10
10
8
5
4
1
-1
1
5
3
1
1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
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