Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 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), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
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
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
114
120
85
113
150
132
136
136
101
104
104
91
91
78
75
64
64
54
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:11AM1.43m
5:35PM1.51m
6:05AM1.45m
6:27PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.15m
11:21AM0.17m
11:54PM0.13m
12:16PM0.17m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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7:16
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7:17
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7:19
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 mm
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1
1
1
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
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