Pouawa Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Pouawa Beach

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 07). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (08 Jun)--

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.8
S
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SW
4
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
10
4.5
S
10
5.5
S
13
7
S
15
7.5
S
18
7
S
18
6.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
5
S
15
4.5
S
15
5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
12
11
10
10
6
5
5
0
0
18
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
25
WSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:03PM1.38m
11:26AM1.26m
11:47PM1.38m
12:14PM1.28m
00:34AM1.39m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.30m
5:29AM0.29m
5:37PM0.30m
6:12AM0.27m
6:24PM0.30m
6:59AM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
14
16
15
12
13
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
6
6
6
7
10
13
12
9
8
2
2
3
1
-1
0
2
3
4
5
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
11
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.5
S
16
0.1
E
10
0.5
S
21
1.8
S
22
4
S
14
Energy kJ
37
136
168
224
258
347
299
202
160
101
79
134
2
216
2973
5796
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
16
21
12
11
10
10
5
5
23
41
65
41
7
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.4
NE
8
0.3
S
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
19
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
8
15
21
7
6
6
6
28
5
72
107
46
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
7
0.3
NW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
W
3
0.7
SW
4
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
4.5
S
10
5.5
S
13
7
S
15
7.5
S
18
7
S
18
6.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
5
S
15
4.5
S
15
5
S
14
Energy kJ
148
193
1
1
2
18
778
1214
3550
10886
20510
33314
31492
23211
15741
11330
8108
9647
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
5
1
1
3
9
1
Distance (km)
21
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
21
100
96
112
116
116
116
144
115
115
116
42
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
5
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
9
5
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