Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
1.6
SW
6
0.7
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
30
30
30
15
12
14
7
13
21
34
80
110
112
154
169
205
196
195
219
254
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
45
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:06PM1.37m
1:23AM1.35m
1:55PM1.34m
2:12AM1.31m
2:44PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.22m
7:15PM0.31m
7:38AM0.27m
8:04PM0.35m
8:25AM0.31m
8:53PM0.37m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
7
12
14
12
9
9
9
9
11
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
13
9
9
Feels °C
4
8
10
8
5
5
4
5
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
1
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