Pouawa Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Pouawa Beach

Issued: 5 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jun)--
Evening (08 Jun)--

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
7
1
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
16
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
4.5
S
10
6
S
14
7
S
17
7.5
S
17
7
S
17
6.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
5
S
15
5.5
S
15
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
2.1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
6
5
0
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
821
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:26AM1.26m
11:47PM1.38m
12:14PM1.28m
00:34AM1.39m
1:05PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.29m
5:37PM0.30m
6:12AM0.27m
6:24PM0.30m
6:59AM0.24m
7:15PM0.28m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
14
17
15
13
14
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
6
7
10
14
12
9
8
3
2
2
1
-1
-1
2
3
4
3
4
6
7
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
S
20
1.5
S
21
1.4
S
23
4.5
S
14
0.2
S
20
2.1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
258
347
299
202
160
101
79
57
8
287
1980
2008
8250
30
821
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
16
0.1
E
10
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
10
10
5
5
23
41
65
134
2
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
21
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
6
6
6
28
34
72
107
46
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
SW
4
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
4.5
S
10
6
S
14
7
S
17
7.5
S
17
7
S
17
6.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
5
S
15
5.5
S
15
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
Energy kJ
1
3
18
1350
1978
3656
12568
29518
32561
30445
22673
15350
10887
13628
5835
4708
3746
3181
1775
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
2
1
3
1
1
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
4
9
31
96
96
112
116
116
116
112
116
115
116
115
115
58
42
42
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
6
6
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
8
8
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