Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
1
NE
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
5
0.3
SE
13
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
13
13
13
13
13
14
42
14
43
29
29
30
32
27
27
45
62
53
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:18PM1.39m
5:38AM1.31m
6:03PM1.42m
6:24AM1.34m
6:47PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.31m
11:48AM0.26m
00:22AM0.26m
12:35PM0.23m
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
10
12
15
16
14
13
12
13
14
15
17
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
8
7
8
7
8
10
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
15
12
13
12
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