Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.3°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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 2AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
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)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
1.2
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
2.1
NNE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
109
192
67
69
71
71
73
173
89
77
125
163
183
102
147
418
174
335
173
243
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:58AM1.40m
4:20PM1.45m
4:53AM1.41m
5:13PM1.44m
5:45AM1.43m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.16m
10:06AM0.22m
10:39PM0.16m
11:02AM0.23m
11:30PM0.17m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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4
4
1
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Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
18
20
24
24
24
19
18
18
18
17
18
21
20
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
16
16
15
17
20
23
22
22
18
17
17
18
18
18
20
18
17
16
16
16
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