Pouawa Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Pouawa Beach

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (07 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
1.4
S
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
E
9
1.3
SSW
5
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
E
10
5
S
21
6.5
S
17
7
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
55
55
34
33
125
16
15
15
11
10
6
8
5
5
2
8
6
78
8
3
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
20
SW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:22PM1.39m
10:41AM1.26m
11:03PM1.38m
11:26AM1.26m
11:47PM1.38m
12:14PM1.28m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.30m
4:53PM0.30m
5:29AM0.29m
5:37PM0.30m
6:12AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
12
13
12
10
9
9
9
9
14
16
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
8
7
9
9
8
6
6
6
6
11
15
12
9
8
6
5
3
1
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
S
11
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
21
1.6
S
20
2.3
S
23
Energy kJ
68
55
55
34
33
23
37
109
104
187
252
293
307
202
164
103
78
81
113
218
2142
5674
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
NE
8
0.3
S
11
0.5
S
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
S
21
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
16
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
30
48
45
44
39
40
16
20
34
11
10
5
8
5
76
122
225
186
8
8
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
E
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
19
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
8
8
9
9
8
13
8
15
15
7
6
6
6
28
5
2
8
6
7
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.2
WNW
2
1.3
SSW
5
2.3
S
7
3
S
8
5
S
21
6.5
S
17
7
S
18
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
22
125
148
1
78
517
1237
22707
25789
28613
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
7
Distance (km)
31
0
0
3
31
96
21
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
13
31
96
112
117
343
302
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
5
9
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
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