Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (16 Jul)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
17
1.3
ESE
17
1.5
SE
17
1.6
SE
16
1.7
SE
16
1.9
SE
16
1.9
SE
16
1.9
SE
16
1.9
SE
15
1.9
SE
15
1.9
SE
15
1.9
SE
15
1.8
SE
15
1.8
SE
15
1.7
SE
14
1.6
SE
14
1.6
SE
14
1.5
SE
14
1.5
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
615
975
1216
1286
1486
1715
1694
1799
1753
1606
1506
1486
1343
1325
1203
1064
1034
828
816
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
S
5
S
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:23PM1.72m
7:48AM1.58m
8:18PM1.70m
8:44AM1.56m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.01m
2:03PM-0.02m
2:41AM0.01m
2:58PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
13
12
11
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
14
12
10
9
9
8
8
11
10
9
8
8
6
6
6
10
10
10
8
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