Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
!
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1066
1586
1461
1357
1257
1184
976
816
873
999
1055
900
786
712
602
528
506
567
564
589
602
681
696
874
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:23AM1.31m
4:53PM1.37m
5:09AM1.31m
5:38PM1.39m
5:54AM1.32m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.36m
10:34AM0.29m
11:05PM0.35m
11:20AM0.29m
11:52PM0.34m
12:06PM0.28m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
7
4
4
5
6
7
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1066
1170
1461
1357
1257
1184
976
816
873
999
1055
900
786
712
602
528
506
567
564
589
602
681
696
874
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
19
1
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.9
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
Energy kJ
509
593
546
501
494
708
605
553
416
327
238
78
76
6
58
170
642
1388
1643
1909
1092
1693
1438
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.3
S
20
0.4
SSW
18
1
S
20
1
S
8
0.1
SE
21
Energy kJ
79
57
39
33
68
108
746
127
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
10
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.9
SSW
7
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
2.3
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.8
S
8
2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
Energy kJ
1586
43
42
91
112
144
170
452
539
478
357
411
524
442
410
332
259
227
172
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
Distance (km)
31
56
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
54
112
112
56
54
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
5
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
5
6
6
6
5
6
9
5
5
5
5
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