Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
11
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
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
95
78
49
25
24
20
19
41
38
36
35
24
15
15
14
14
13
22
13
14
47
13
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
S
5
SE
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:54AM1.42m
8:14PM1.49m
8:39AM1.45m
8:59PM1.50m
9:25AM1.48m
Low Tide
1:51AM0.18m
2:07PM0.18m
2:35AM0.15m
2:53PM0.17m
3:20AM0.14m
3:41PM0.16m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
17
15
14
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
7
8
9
12
17
18
16
13
Feels °C
9
7
7
9
11
9
8
4
5
4
3
5
7
8
6
4
4
4
7
15
17
13
7
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