Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.1°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
25
24
26
25
26
39
45
68
108
96
125
123
232
225
222
219
215
209
199
187
236
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NW
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:27AM1.25m
3:53PM1.35m
4:16AM1.28m
4:41PM1.38m
5:05AM1.33m
5:27PM1.42m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.33m
10:10PM0.32m
10:25AM0.29m
10:59PM0.27m
11:14AM0.25m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
7
10
11
10
9
8
8
7
10
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
1
-1
0
3
5
6
6
4
4
3
7
7
8
8
7
5
5
5
9
9
9
10
10
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