Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.5° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
10
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
SE
14
1.1
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
2.1
NNE
8
1.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
288
249
192
163
157
147
119
83
327
380
473
416
314
298
564
206
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:51PM1.45m
10:16AM1.45m
10:36PM1.39m
11:01AM1.41m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.19m
4:32PM0.24m
4:51AM0.24m
5:18PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
13
17
17
15
13
12
12
12
14
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
6
5
4
8
13
14
13
10
10
10
10
11
10
13
12
11
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