Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
16
1
ESE
17
1.3
ESE
17
1.4
SE
17
1.6
SE
16
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
1.7
SE
15
1.6
SE
14
1.6
SE
14
1.5
SE
14
1.5
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
66
99
188
249
407
615
975
1124
1286
1486
1715
1845
1799
1730
1526
1506
1486
1343
1237
1094
1079
865
840
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
0
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:27PM1.70m
6:51AM1.58m
7:23PM1.72m
7:48AM1.58m
8:18PM1.70m
8:44AM1.56m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.04m
1:06PM-0.02m
1:45AM0.01m
2:03PM-0.02m
2:41AM0.01m
2:58PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
16
17
15
14
12
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
12
14
12
Feels °C
11
9
9
9
9
13
15
12
11
9
8
8
8
11
10
10
10
8
8
6
6
10
12
12
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