Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.3° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
15
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
337
268
217
217
156
121
121
93
125
130
149
155
151
130
130
127
118
114
62
62
61
26
57
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
6:54AM1.32m
7:20PM1.44m
7:38AM1.33m
8:02PM1.45m
8:21AM1.34m
8:43PM1.46m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.29m
1:06PM0.24m
1:40AM0.27m
1:50PM0.23m
2:23AM0.24m
2:33PM0.22m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
15
15
13
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
10
11
10
8
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
10
8
6
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
6
6
7
4
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