Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.1° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
606
387
313
307
264
244
207
221
251
226
184
180
130
103
99
94
64
67
67
62
39
26
24
20
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:54AM1.49m
3:31PM1.56m
3:54AM1.52m
4:30PM1.62m
4:54AM1.55m
5:29PM1.67m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.19m
9:11AM0.10m
9:46PM0.16m
10:10AM0.06m
10:47PM0.11m
11:09AM0.02m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
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5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
8
8
8
9
12
14
13
11
11
12
12
12
14
15
14
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
9
5
5
5
5
8
10
10
8
8
9
9
9
11
12
12
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