Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
17
17
17
18
5
7
7
7
14
25
21
40
49
128
158
179
201
287
316
486
362
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
WNW
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:11AM1.46m
1:43PM1.55m
2:11AM1.44m
2:43PM1.53m
3:12AM1.42m
3:42PM1.51m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.13m
8:04PM0.16m
8:24AM0.15m
9:03PM0.17m
9:24AM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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6:37
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6:35
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6:33
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7:14
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7:15
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1
1
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Temp °C
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
12
12
14
14
15
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