Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is

15.4°C

Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	11s
Evening (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	SE 11	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	E 14	NE 10	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	16	20	5	52	45	29	18	19	21	28	4	4	213	42	32	34	3	93	109	141	261	80	58	76
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	NNE	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide			1:28PM1.56m				1:59AM1.43m				2:27PM1.52m				2:59AM1.41m				3:24PM1.48m				3:58AM1.40m
Low Tide	7:12AM0.12m				7:51PM0.12m				8:10AM0.16m				8:49PM0.14m				9:09AM0.19m				9:45PM0.16m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—
	—	—	—	7:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	7:46
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	22	19	16	15	14	15	19	19	19	20	18	16	15	14	18	18	19	19	19	17	18	18
Feels °C	16	15	18	16	13	12	11	12	18	15	15	18	16	15	14	13	16	15	16	17	19	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	S 9	S 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	SSW 14	SSW 15	S 15	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	16	6	6	52	45	29	18	19	21	36	72	113	85	42	32	203	140	125	82	75	120	80	58	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	SSW 14	NE 10	S 8	NE 10	S 15	S 16	S 16	NE 8	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	6	5	5	5	20	44	39	37	37	4	1	4	161	236	236	11	3	3	3	3	69	63	61	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	NE 11	S 13	S 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	NE 10	E 14	E 14	S 8	NE 10	E 10	E 9	E 13	—	N 15	N 14	N 14	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	5	5	3	1	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	1	4	2	2	3	—	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NNE 6	—	WNW 3	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 4	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 7	—	—	NE 6
kJ	31	20	42	156	—	1	—	—	—	28	49	105	213	108	77	34	54	93	109	141	261	—	—	76
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Anaura Bay East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Surf Club Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	8	24	24	304	298	47	8	3	3	24	46	304	55	13	12	0	3	0	3	55	16	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance					Mahanga Beach	Whangara	Last Chance	Diners Beach	Blacks Reef	Point Annihilation		Point Annihilation	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Whangara	Tuamotu Island	Opoutama Beach	Point Annihilation	Tuamotu Island	Whangara	Diners Beach
Rating (10 max)	1					1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6

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