Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
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
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.7
SE
16
0.8
SE
16
0.9
SE
15
1
SE
15
1
SE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
15
13
21
34
80
117
112
160
213
213
246
250
237
254
295
370
424
418
702
634
615
596
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
30
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:23AM1.35m
1:55PM1.34m
2:12AM1.31m
2:44PM1.33m
3:01AM1.29m
3:32PM1.34m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.27m
8:04PM0.35m
8:25AM0.31m
8:53PM0.37m
9:12AM0.32m
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clear
part cloud
clear
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cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
11
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
4
5
8
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
5
6
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
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