Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.3°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
140
140
127
127
108
94
97
97
94
80
78
78
58
56
51
40
39
37
37
37
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:35PM1.51m
6:05AM1.45m
6:27PM1.50m
6:56AM1.48m
7:16PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.17m
11:54PM0.13m
12:16PM0.17m
00:45AM0.12m
1:08PM0.17m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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6:28
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7:17
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7:19
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7:20
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 mm
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
18
21
21
20
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
14
13
11
12
16
18
19
17
13
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