Pouawa Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Pouawa Beach

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)--
Afternoon (05 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (05 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
1.1
S
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
164
243
217
164
418
385
129
100
77
66
57
44
33
23
64
16
16
9
9
10
9
6
2
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
30
SW
25
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:41PM1.41m
9:59AM1.28m
10:22PM1.39m
10:41AM1.26m
11:03PM1.38m
11:26AM1.26m
Low Tide
4:04AM0.30m
4:11PM0.29m
4:46AM0.30m
4:53PM0.30m
5:29AM0.29m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
6
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
15
14
13
12
11
13
13
13
12
10
9
9
9
10
14
Feels °C
16
13
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
9
8
7
8
9
10
8
6
5
6
7
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
8
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
79
126
129
100
77
66
57
44
33
23
39
24
98
152
187
201
215
249
211
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.5
NE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
NE
8
0.4
S
11
0.7
S
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
7
7
16
15
15
41
8
9
8
28
30
48
45
44
39
16
37
57
9
9
10
9
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.3
NE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
13
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
19
Energy kJ
11
12
6
2
2
8
13
14
16
16
8
8
9
3
8
13
16
16
7
7
6
6
6
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
0.4
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
6
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
77
164
243
217
164
418
385
2
1
1
1
1
6
10
64
124
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
247
247
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
31
42
54
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
1
1
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
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