Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
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)
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
9
1.9
S
5
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
29
30
31
9
28
25
35
19
28
16
17
17
17
26
25
22
201
36
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SE
5
SSE
35
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:56AM1.26m
1:24PM1.32m
1:45AM1.24m
2:14PM1.31m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.36m
7:08AM0.35m
7:40PM0.38m
7:56AM0.36m
8:30PM0.38m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
8
6
11
13
14
13
11
10
9
8
14
17
18
10
10
Feels °C
3
2
2
2
2
2
8
9
9
9
8
7
5
4
11
15
16
3
4
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