Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
126
123
107
109
82
79
78
76
56
44
43
43
43
43
25
36
35
31
30
30
30
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:25AM1.44m
11:45PM1.47m
12:16PM1.40m
00:34AM1.40m
1:06PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.11m
5:35PM0.19m
6:04AM0.16m
6:26PM0.25m
6:51AM0.22m
7:15PM0.31m
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
8
7
8
10
11
10
10
8
8
7
8
12
14
12
9
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
9
8
6
6
5
4
5
8
9
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
10
8
5
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