Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.9°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
34
31
30
28
27
27
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
39
45
68
108
127
125
123
232
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross
off
High Tide
2:36AM1.24m
3:04PM1.32m
3:27AM1.25m
3:53PM1.35m
4:16AM1.28m
4:41PM1.38m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.35m
9:21PM0.36m
9:35AM0.33m
10:10PM0.32m
10:25AM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
11
9
10
10
9
8
6
6
7
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
9
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
5
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
-1
-1
1
2
3
6
6
4
3
3
6
7
8
8
7
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