Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.7° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
677
569
517
391
266
206
155
129
82
107
161
203
233
186
192
173
216
248
428
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:12PM1.63m
5:37AM1.53m
6:08PM1.65m
6:34AM1.54m
7:03PM1.66m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.09m
11:51AM0.03m
00:29AM0.06m
12:48PM0.02m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
3
3
2
4
3
13
14
7
1
4
4
7
3
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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