Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
51
80
130
138
200
362
926
1185
942
1040
906
674
528
385
170
254
114
89
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:43PM1.53m
3:12AM1.42m
3:42PM1.51m
4:13AM1.42m
4:40PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.17m
9:24AM0.16m
10:02PM0.16m
10:23AM0.17m
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6:33
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7:15
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7:16
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3
7
1
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1
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Temp °C
14
13
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
7
9
10
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
9
9
8
9
10
11
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