Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
575
282
320
484
505
497
502
666
682
667
653
711
598
628
628
616
610
544
520
510
530
520
520
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
0
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:34PM1.42m
10:59AM1.32m
11:18PM1.42m
11:47AM1.35m
00:06AM1.43m
12:38PM1.39m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.24m
5:10PM0.27m
5:43AM0.22m
5:58PM0.26m
6:29AM0.19m
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
1
3
3
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
10
10
11
11
11
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
9
11
11
12
9
9
9
8
8
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
9
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
295
244
282
320
484
505
497
502
666
682
667
653
711
598
628
628
616
610
544
520
510
530
520
520
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
19
1.2
E
9
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
9
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.6
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.3
S
16
1.5
S
11
Energy kJ
29
241
177
149
22
42
40
57
56
55
65
52
27
24
34
33
31
41
76
114
230
228
46
507
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
16
0.5
E
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.7
NNE
8
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
3
69
61
60
58
52
46
73
50
48
31
29
69
66
23
35
19
32
16
15
23
47
56
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
10
1.1
S
8
0.4
SSW
3
1.4
S
8
Energy kJ
296
575
2
5
10
13
301
142
4
279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
9
4
9
4
21
21
9
0
0
0
0
9
54
21
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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