Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
13
0.9
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
290
369
265
232
164
167
125
114
116
87
76
41
36
19
22
3
13
12
11
11
11
33
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM1.46m
00:38AM1.46m
1:13PM1.49m
1:36AM1.46m
2:12PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.16m
6:32PM0.21m
6:58AM0.15m
7:28PM0.20m
7:54AM0.13m
8:28PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
11
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
2
2
3
5
5
6
5
3
3
3
4
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
8
12
11
10
11
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