Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.6° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
1.3
SE
10
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
5
S
11
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.3
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
1.7
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
2
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
96
71
46
27
30
337
176
170
0
22
21
31
65
491
562
654
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:35PM1.56m
10:03AM1.49m
10:24PM1.49m
10:52AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:55AM0.09m
4:16PM0.15m
4:42AM0.14m
5:05PM0.21m
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
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cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
9
10
10
9
8
7
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
-2
-3
-4
-4
-2
-1
1
2
2
3
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