Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
1.1
SW
5
0.1
E
16
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
9
14
14
8
53
5
5
6
8
103
116
109
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
SW
10
W
20
WNW
25
NW
30
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:22AM1.45m
1:57PM1.53m
2:23AM1.44m
2:57PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.19m
7:38AM0.14m
8:15PM0.18m
8:37AM0.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
17
14
12
11
11
12
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
11
13
14
14
12
10
7
7
5
0
-1
1
2
3
4
5
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