Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.1° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
1
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
182
179
179
147
126
123
97
79
57
56
39
30
30
28
9
9
30
26
16
11
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
NE
5
N
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
11:48AM1.37m
00:08AM1.30m
12:35PM1.34m
00:56AM1.26m
1:24PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.33m
6:21AM0.32m
6:51PM0.36m
7:08AM0.35m
7:40PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
11
12
11
10
9
7
6
10
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
12
15
12
13
11
8
9
9
6
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
7
8
10
10
9
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