Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.6°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
13
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
338
299
241
210
183
164
125
105
91
79
67
55
44
34
33
33
40
43
58
60
52
36
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
3:24AM1.45m
3:57PM1.56m
4:24AM1.46m
4:54PM1.57m
5:22AM1.48m
5:49PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.12m
10:16PM0.14m
10:36AM0.11m
11:14PM0.11m
11:34AM0.10m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
7
7
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
13
16
17
14
12
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
3
4
8
10
9
7
7
5
6
4
8
12
15
12
9
7
7
7
5
8
9
8
7
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