Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5PM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (25 Oct)1ft (0.3m)2s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.5
S
16
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
NNE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.8
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
1
2
1
0
11
10
10
6
6
0
7
3
5
5
5
14
14
10
22
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
0
SSE
10
NNE
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
High Tide
5:50PM1.44m
6:21AM1.45m
6:41PM1.49m
7:11AM1.53m
7:31PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.24m
00:08AM0.17m
12:33PM0.19m
00:58AM0.11m
1:25PM0.14m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
17
18
17
17
16
14
13
13
18
20
21
19
17
16
16
16
18
19
20
18
13
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
14
12
10
8
13
18
18
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
18
17
9
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