Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (27 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)--
Afternoon (27 Jun)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (27 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
!
!
1
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)
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.4
ESE
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1154
1060
1066
1586
1569
1461
1257
1184
1130
816
867
1096
1086
900
725
696
602
577
506
506
506
681
696
696
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:07PM1.36m
4:23AM1.31m
4:53PM1.37m
5:09AM1.31m
5:38PM1.39m
5:54AM1.32m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.36m
10:34AM0.29m
11:05PM0.35m
11:20AM0.29m
11:52PM0.34m
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light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
5
3
4
5
6
7
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.4
ESE
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1154
1060
1066
1170
1569
1461
1257
1184
1130
816
867
1096
1086
900
725
696
602
577
506
506
506
681
696
696
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.9
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
1.1
SSW
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
S
18
1
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.9
S
16
1.5
S
16
Energy kJ
120
113
509
593
546
501
494
708
605
553
416
421
78
76
44
42
242
642
1373
1605
1932
1092
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.3
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
11
1.3
S
8
Energy kJ
164
321
79
57
38
33
69
6
59
23
191
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
10
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
2.2
S
6
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
Energy kJ
1586
31
42
29
125
190
401
570
618
478
349
376
411
349
320
320
287
221
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
54
21
21
55
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
54
54
54
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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