Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
2
!
2
3
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
NE
9
3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.3
E
9
2
NNE
8
1.3
E
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
247
242
242
204
200
284
399
277
538
490
1136
649
456
276
502
276
495
516
593
668
867
957
1119
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
NE
15
N
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
SE
0
W
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:31AM1.30m
9:53PM1.42m
10:14AM1.30m
10:34PM1.42m
10:59AM1.32m
11:18PM1.42m
Low Tide
3:36AM0.27m
3:43PM0.26m
4:17AM0.26m
4:26PM0.27m
4:59AM0.24m
5:10PM0.27m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
4
4
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
13
14
13
11
10
9
9
12
11
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
8
8
9
10
11
9
8
7
7
8
7
8
10
10
8
7
8
7
11
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
E
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
E
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
Energy kJ
300
247
242
242
204
200
284
399
277
293
408
400
306
244
276
250
276
495
516
593
668
867
957
1119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.9
NE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
1
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.2
S
19
1.3
E
9
1.1
NE
8
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
5
5
6
75
5
4
4
4
192
235
241
29
276
177
60
58
33
38
56
55
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
13
0.3
S
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
2
2
6
10
9
4
8
30
3
62
61
11
20
52
46
50
45
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
7
2
ENE
8
1.8
NE
9
3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
75
89
131
157
153
124
254
129
132
538
490
1136
649
456
199
502
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
12
12
12
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
9
3
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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