Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.6
SE
14
1.5
SE
14
1.5
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1486
1715
1694
1651
1609
1526
1506
1486
1343
1325
1203
1064
1034
920
804
792
642
632
501
494
418
353
341
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
S
0
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:48AM1.58m
8:18PM1.70m
8:44AM1.56m
9:11PM1.67m
9:39AM1.52m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.01m
2:03PM-0.02m
2:41AM0.01m
2:58PM0.01m
3:35AM0.02m
3:52PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
8
9
10
8
7
6
6
7
10
8
9
9
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