Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.2° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.4
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
33
18
35
64
25
51
58
124
51
47
50
60
89
194
102
185
73
222
229
97
115
299
270
198
204
69
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:59AM1.41m
3:24PM1.48m
3:58AM1.40m
4:20PM1.45m
4:53AM1.41m
5:13PM1.44m
5:45AM1.43m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.19m
9:45PM0.16m
10:06AM0.22m
10:39PM0.16m
11:02AM0.23m
11:30PM0.17m
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Temp °C
15
14
14
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
24
25
24
19
18
18
18
19
19
20
21
19
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
13
17
15
16
16
17
16
16
17
18
23
23
22
18
17
17
18
19
20
18
20
17
15
14
13
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