Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
15
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.7
SW
4
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
44
42
40
25
26
26
24
0
0
43
43
42
41
39
23
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:13AM1.26m
3:44PM1.33m
4:02AM1.26m
4:32PM1.35m
4:51AM1.28m
5:18PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:23AM0.34m
9:57PM0.37m
10:13AM0.32m
10:47PM0.35m
11:01AM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
14
15
13
13
12
11
10
12
16
18
17
15
15
15
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
6
12
11
10
10
8
7
6
8
14
15
14
12
11
11
8
8
9
9
8
8
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