Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SE
9
1.5
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
12
9
9
14
43
82
15
12
30
265
239
226
226
186
0
8
8
192
146
112
425
503
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36AM1.47m
3:13PM1.56m
3:37AM1.49m
4:13PM1.59m
4:38AM1.51m
5:12PM1.63m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.11m
9:29PM0.16m
9:52AM0.09m
10:31PM0.13m
10:52AM0.06m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
14
15
13
12
11
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
8
7
12
12
11
10
8
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
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