Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
NE
9
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
NE
6
0.6
S
10
0.3
S
17
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.6
S
14
1.1
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
20
21
22
12
8
8
8
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
2
4
4
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
10
NE
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:01AM1.60m
8:23PM1.57m
8:52AM1.65m
9:15PM1.58m
9:44AM1.67m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.09m
2:39AM0.03m
3:11PM0.06m
3:31AM0.02m
4:05PM0.05m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
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7:38
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Temp °C
14
16
17
17
16
13
13
13
16
19
21
19
16
14
13
12
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
14
10
8
7
6
10
14
16
14
11
9
8
6
10
12
13
12
8
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