Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 4.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
392
459
402
332
294
356
3466
3692
3069
2675
1365
1077
932
908
1313
1138
1083
891
822
654
470
424
481
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
45
SSW
35
S
30
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:38PM1.39m
00:59AM1.44m
1:34PM1.44m
1:55AM1.46m
2:31PM1.50m
2:54AM1.49m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.19m
6:50PM0.25m
7:20AM0.16m
7:46PM0.22m
8:14AM0.13m
8:45PM0.19m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
7:22
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
2
4
2
4
2
6
5
10
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
5
5
6
3
1
5
6
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
5
6
5
6
6
5
6
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