Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.7° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
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)
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
6
15
58
76
95
168
145
161
283
220
192
163
160
147
101
70
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:05PM1.49m
9:31AM1.49m
9:51PM1.45m
10:16AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.14m
3:46PM0.19m
4:06AM0.19m
4:32PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
11
10
13
15
15
14
12
10
10
10
13
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
10
6
7
7
11
13
13
12
8
6
5
5
9
12
13
11
11
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