Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
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
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1
NE
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
SE
7
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
961
763
638
528
415
163
269
109
78
73
108
123
123
104
94
109
100
100
104
104
99
105
117
117
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:13AM1.42m
4:40PM1.51m
5:11AM1.43m
5:35PM1.51m
6:05AM1.45m
6:27PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.16m
10:23AM0.17m
11:00PM0.15m
11:21AM0.17m
11:54PM0.13m
12:16PM0.17m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:33
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6:31
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6:30
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7:16
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7:17
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7:19
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 mm
1
1
1
1
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1
1
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1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
12
12
11
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
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