Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
SE
16
0.8
SE
16
0.9
SE
15
0.9
SE
15
1
SE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
246
250
219
254
295
370
360
418
612
643
615
606
606
690
722
848
862
875
862
918
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:44PM1.33m
3:01AM1.29m
3:32PM1.34m
3:49AM1.28m
4:20PM1.35m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.31m
8:53PM0.37m
9:12AM0.32m
9:42PM0.38m
9:59AM0.32m
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light rain
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
7
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
9
9
6
5
2
2
2
1
3
4
3
2
2
1
0
-2
0
2
3
2
3
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