Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
0.1
SE
18
0.2
ESE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
85
67
15
14
14
6
6
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
12
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:25PM1.46m
9:49AM1.38m
10:08PM1.46m
10:35AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.20m
4:02PM0.22m
4:31AM0.18m
4:49PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
8
6
7
7
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
6
6
5
3
0
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
0
1
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