Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.6°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 4AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
10
11
10
8
9
9
12
634
559
458
381
346
306
260
239
187
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:23AM1.44m
2:57PM1.54m
3:24AM1.45m
3:57PM1.56m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.18m
8:37AM0.14m
9:16PM0.17m
9:37AM0.12m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
8
9
10
10
10
11
9
8
7
6
10
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
8
1
-1
0
3
3
4
5
4
4
3
3
7
9
8
8
6
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