Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.6°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.7
SE
13
0.7
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
10
16
24
14
156
144
74
5
72
101
132
199
194
168
100
98
67
46
37
37
13
12
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:26AM1.42m
11:46PM1.32m
12:11PM1.38m
00:31AM1.28m
12:56PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.26m
5:45PM0.30m
5:59AM0.30m
6:31PM0.33m
6:44AM0.33m
7:17PM0.35m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:16
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
14
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
5
7
8
8
9
8
7
7
12
13
12
11
12
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