Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.3° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1.8
N
7
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
15
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
331
337
268
284
217
156
121
121
86
125
130
149
153
193
132
99
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:37PM1.42m
6:54AM1.32m
7:20PM1.44m
7:38AM1.33m
8:02PM1.45m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.29m
1:06PM0.24m
1:40AM0.27m
1:50PM0.23m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
10
13
13
12
13
15
15
13
11
10
9
7
7
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
8
8
8
9
10
11
8
6
5
4
0
0
1
1
1
1
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