Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.2°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
45
88
100
120
104
112
95
76
47
35
25
27
18
41
38
35
35
24
15
15
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
S
10
SSE
10
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
S
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
7:09AM1.38m
7:31PM1.47m
7:54AM1.42m
8:14PM1.49m
8:39AM1.45m
8:59PM1.50m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.20m
1:51AM0.18m
2:07PM0.18m
2:35AM0.15m
2:53PM0.17m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
17
15
14
13
11
9
8
9
10
10
8
Feels °C
12
13
14
12
9
8
7
8
8
9
11
8
6
7
7
4
2
3
6
8
5
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