Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.8° 

Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
11
4
S
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
10
16
6
6
153
144
74
5
72
110
135
162
194
177
98
109
65
57
37
35
23
11
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
WNW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM1.36m
11:26AM1.42m
11:46PM1.32m
12:11PM1.38m
00:31AM1.28m
12:56PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.26m
5:45PM0.30m
5:59AM0.30m
6:31PM0.33m
6:44AM0.33m
7:17PM0.35m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:18
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6:16
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7:25
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—
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7:27
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7:28
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
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—
—
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—
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—
—
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Temp °C
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
9
11
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
14
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
5
7
8
9
9
7
7
7
13
12
12
11
12
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