Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.1° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (04 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
23
19
21
36
4
3
4
46
29
28
25
56
82
88
168
65
65
59
89
102
57
229
204
52
86
247
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:59AM1.43m
2:27PM1.52m
2:59AM1.41m
3:24PM1.48m
3:58AM1.40m
4:20PM1.45m
4:53AM1.41m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.16m
8:49PM0.14m
9:09AM0.19m
9:45PM0.16m
10:06AM0.22m
10:39PM0.16m
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Temp °C
15
14
15
18
19
19
19
17
15
14
14
17
18
19
18
18
17
18
18
22
23
24
24
20
18
18
19
Feels °C
12
11
13
16
15
16
17
15
13
13
13
15
15
17
17
18
16
16
16
21
22
23
22
19
17
18
19
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