Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.7
NE
4
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
11
11
12
12
12
12
8
21
21
21
21
21
13
13
14
14
25
29
9
91
34
28
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
N
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:30AM1.51m
8:49PM1.46m
9:15AM1.50m
9:34PM1.44m
9:58AM1.48m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.13m
2:45PM0.18m
3:04AM0.16m
3:31PM0.20m
3:48AM0.19m
4:16PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
13
15
20
23
25
20
18
18
17
17
21
24
24
20
17
16
15
17
19
22
18
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
13
19
20
21
16
15
15
14
13
18
21
20
17
15
14
13
14
15
16
13
12
9
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