Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.6°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
469
381
338
299
241
210
183
164
121
105
89
79
69
57
45
44
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
S
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
3:24AM1.45m
3:57PM1.56m
4:24AM1.46m
4:54PM1.57m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.17m
9:37AM0.12m
10:16PM0.14m
10:36AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
8
10
12
12
12
10
10
9
9
12
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
5
4
4
5
8
10
9
9
7
6
5
5
7
12
14
12
9
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