Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
S
13
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
63
28
26
57
40
19
17
17
0
0
0
0
109
81
42
14
14
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:21AM1.34m
8:43PM1.46m
9:05AM1.36m
9:25PM1.46m
9:49AM1.38m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.22m
3:06AM0.22m
3:17PM0.22m
3:48AM0.20m
4:02PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
14
16
13
11
10
9
10
8
7
7
7
5
Feels °C
2
7
7
7
5
4
2
2
2
10
14
10
8
6
5
5
1
-2
-3
-4
-5
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