Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
550
767
816
684
497
370
268
216
202
176
168
138
135
138
196
189
141
125
105
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:11PM1.43m
11:39AM1.41m
11:58PM1.37m
12:27PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.20m
5:52PM0.27m
6:13AM0.26m
6:39PM0.32m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
2
2
3
5
4
2
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
10
8
7
7
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