Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
18
0.3
SE
16
0.3
SE
16
0.3
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
11
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
0
0
0
5
12
42
41
40
63
58
480
572
45
113
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:08PM1.46m
10:35AM1.40m
10:54PM1.46m
11:24AM1.43m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.18m
4:49PM0.22m
5:17AM0.17m
5:38PM0.22m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
6
5
5
7
8
8
7
8
9
7
7
6
6
9
10
8
7
Feels °C
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
0
2
1
1
0
0
3
4
3
3
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