Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.5°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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)
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.8
NE
6
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.5
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
25
40
37
23
22
29
43
36
102
118
132
109
93
95
74
46
47
50
50
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
W
0
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
NNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:24AM1.34m
6:47PM1.45m
7:09AM1.38m
7:31PM1.47m
7:54AM1.42m
8:14PM1.49m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.23m
1:07AM0.22m
1:21PM0.20m
1:51AM0.18m
2:07PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
3
5
1
Temp °C
15
18
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
12
15
14
13
11
11
11
10
13
12
14
11
9
9
7
9
9
13
13
12
8
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