Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.1
NE
12
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.4
NE
6
1
SSE
12
0.4
NE
7
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
11
12
25
29
23
6
15
13
13
19
43
82
15
278
11
211
247
239
190
218
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
SE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:12PM1.52m
2:36AM1.47m
3:13PM1.56m
3:37AM1.49m
4:13PM1.59m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.13m
8:28PM0.19m
8:52AM0.11m
9:29PM0.16m
9:52AM0.09m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
3
1
4
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
13
12
12
11
9
10
14
14
12
12
10
10
9
10
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
7
9
10
11
10
10
8
6
6
11
11
10
10
7
7
5
6
7
9
8
8
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