Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
10
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
SE
14
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
58
76
95
168
145
154
283
254
192
188
184
147
101
85
327
380
369
324
314
298
211
219
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
30
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:31AM1.49m
9:51PM1.45m
10:16AM1.45m
10:36PM1.39m
11:01AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.14m
3:46PM0.19m
4:06AM0.19m
4:32PM0.24m
4:51AM0.24m
5:18PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
1
2
5
3
1
Temp °C
11
10
13
15
15
14
11
10
10
10
13
17
17
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
11
13
12
12
8
7
6
5
9
13
14
12
12
10
10
11
10
8
8
5
6
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