Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)--
Evening (03 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
S
13
0.7
SSE
10
1.2
S
12
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
40
18
17
17
0
0
0
0
85
0
43
14
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
25
WSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:43PM1.46m
9:05AM1.36m
9:25PM1.46m
9:49AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.22m
3:17PM0.22m
3:48AM0.20m
4:02PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
2
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
8
14
15
13
10
9
9
11
8
7
6
6
5
Feels °C
4
3
2
2
3
10
12
10
7
5
5
5
0
-1
-3
-4
-6
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