Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.1°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.8
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
26
13
12
12
12
31
12
5
5
8
3
3
5
9
6
5
5
5
11
4
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NE
10
E
5
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:15AM1.56m
9:36PM1.54m
10:04AM1.59m
10:26PM1.54m
10:55AM1.59m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.09m
3:32PM0.11m
3:54AM0.07m
4:23PM0.11m
4:44AM0.07m
5:15PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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6:45
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6:41
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Temp °C
10
10
13
15
16
15
14
12
11
11
14
19
18
16
14
13
12
10
12
15
15
17
16
Feels °C
7
7
11
11
12
12
11
9
8
7
10
17
15
15
12
10
9
7
9
12
12
14
13
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