Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
94
78
78
56
56
43
91
86
68
42
45
37
42
36
26
26
26
25
25
20
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
E
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:27PM1.50m
6:56AM1.48m
7:16PM1.50m
7:44AM1.50m
8:04PM1.48m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.17m
00:45AM0.12m
1:08PM0.17m
1:33AM0.12m
1:58PM0.17m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:26
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Temp °C
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
15
20
20
19
17
15
13
13
15
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
12
13
17
18
17
15
13
11
11
14
14
14
15
12
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