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 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (09 Jun):

    The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.


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    Short Range Forecast

    Light rain (total 3mm), 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).

    Mon
    8
    Tuesday
    9
    Wednesday
    10
    Thu
    11
    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
    3 AM
    6 AM
    9 AM
    12 PM
    Rating
    (10 max)
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Swell
    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)
    0.2
    NNE
    7
    0.8
    S
    9
    0.4
    SSW
    18
    0.1
    SE
    13
    0.1
    E
    10
    0.2
    ENE
    9
    4
    S
    10
    5.5
    S
    13
    7
    S
    15
    7.5
    S
    17
    7.5
    S
    17
    6.5
    S
    17
    5.5
    S
    16
    5
    S
    15
    4.5
    S
    15
    5
    S
    14
    4.5
    S
    14
    3
    S
    11
    2.2
    SE
    10
    2.1
    SSE
    10
    3
    S
    11
    3
    S
    11
    2.5
    S
    11
    2.4
    SSE
    10
    Wave Graph
    Metric surfscale
    Energy kJ
    5
    0
    0
    7
    3
    8
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    936
    838
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Wind (km/h)
    10
    NW
    15
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    35
    SW
    40
    SSW
    40
    SW
    40
    SW
    45
    SW
    50
    SSW
    55
    SSW
    50
    SSW
    45
    SSW
    40
    SSW
    35
    SW
    30
    SW
    30
    SW
    30
    SW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    Wind State
    off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross
    High Tide
    11:47PM1.38m
    12:14PM1.28m
    00:34AM1.39m
    1:05PM1.32m
    1:25AM1.42m
    Low Tide
    5:37PM0.30m
    6:12AM0.27m
    6:24PM0.30m
    6:59AM0.24m
    7:15PM0.28m
    7:48AM0.20m
    clear
    clear
    clear
    cloud
    light rain
    light rain
    rain showers
    part cloud
    clear
    clear
    cloud
    clear
    part cloud
    part cloud
    cloud
    part cloud
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    part cloud
    cloud
    clear
    clear
    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
    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
    1
    1
    1
    Temp °C
    17
    14
    13
    13
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    11
    Feels °C
    14
    10
    9
    6
    2
    2
    1
    2
    0
    -2
    0
    2
    3
    3
    5
    5
    7
    6
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    8
    Swell 1
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    1
    S
    9
    0.8
    S
    9
    0.7
    S
    9
    0.5
    S
    16
    0.1
    E
    10
    0.8
    S
    19
    1.5
    S
    21
    1.8
    S
    21
    4
    S
    14
    3.5
    S
    13
    1.8
    S
    14
    2.2
    SE
    10
    2.1
    SSE
    10
    0.1
    S
    18
    2.5
    S
    11
    2.5
    S
    11
    2.4
    SSE
    10
    Energy kJ
    160
    101
    79
    134
    2
    480
    1980
    2731
    6008
    4482
    1225
    936
    838
    6
    1693
    1432
    1198
    Swell 2
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    0.2
    S
    17
    0.3
    SSW
    14
    0.4
    SSW
    14
    0.4
    SSW
    12
    0.1
    NE
    9
    0.2
    ENE
    9
    0.1
    S
    18
    0.3
    SSE
    16
    0.7
    SSE
    16
    0.9
    SSE
    15
    Energy kJ
    23
    41
    65
    46
    3
    8
    6
    52
    253
    392
    Swell 3
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    0.2
    NNE
    7
    0.3
    SSW
    19
    0.4
    SSW
    18
    0.1
    SE
    13
    0.1
    E
    10
    0.5
    SSW
    12
    Energy kJ
    5
    72
    107
    7
    2
    83
    Wind waves
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    0.3
    WNW
    2
    1
    SSW
    9
    3
    S
    8
    3.5
    S
    9
    4
    S
    10
    5.5
    S
    13
    7
    S
    15
    7.5
    S
    17
    7.5
    S
    17
    6.5
    S
    17
    5.5
    S
    16
    5
    S
    15
    4.5
    S
    15
    5
    S
    14
    4.5
    S
    14
    3
    S
    11
    3.5
    S
    12
    2.5
    SSW
    12
    3
    S
    11
    3
    S
    11
    Energy kJ
    1
    165
    1149
    1769
    3208
    9181
    20325
    33104
    32159
    23666
    16309
    11330
    8480
    9909
    7609
    2221
    3146
    1641
    2095
    2344
    Nearest Offshore or Glassy
    Rating
    (10 max)
    1
    1
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    2
    7
    4
    3
    2
    1
    1
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    3
    Distance (km)
    3
    7
    9
    42
    100
    96
    116
    116
    116
    116
    302
    144
    116
    116
    115
    115
    58
    42
    31
    17
    42
    13
    4
    9
    Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
    Rating
    (10 max)
    1
    1
    2
    4
    4
    4
    3
    Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
    Rating
    (10 max)
    2
    1
    2
    2
    9
    6
    6
    5
    9
    8
    9
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    8
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    Header Global
    Rating
    (10 max)
    7
    6
    7
    5
    5
    6
    7
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
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