Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.6° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
NE
12
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
13
1
SSW
5
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
34
34
40
27
26
26
18
12
21
21
27
60
91
61
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
5
N
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:22AM1.48m
5:49PM1.58m
6:16AM1.51m
6:41PM1.58m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.11m
11:34AM0.10m
00:09AM0.08m
12:29PM0.09m
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
9
8
7
8
9
10
9
8
6
5
5
7
7
7
8
8
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