Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.5°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
27
24
23
23
36
20
19
19
19
18
11
16
27
29
26
0
9
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
0
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
E
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:07AM1.22m
2:32PM1.31m
2:58AM1.23m
3:21PM1.32m
3:49AM1.25m
4:11PM1.35m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.36m
8:53PM0.35m
9:06AM0.35m
9:42PM0.32m
9:56AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:13
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Temp °C
10
10
14
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
17
18
20
20
15
15
13
12
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
14
14
13
13
13
11
11
11
15
14
17
20
13
13
10
10
12
13
12
14
12
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