Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.3° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
37
31
30
16
8
8
8
5
5
58
45
28
19
20
21
21
28
64
23
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
12:30PM1.61m
00:59AM1.47m
1:28PM1.56m
1:59AM1.43m
2:27PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.08m
6:53PM0.10m
7:12AM0.12m
7:51PM0.12m
8:10AM0.16m
8:49PM0.14m
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5:58
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7:44
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Temp °C
13
13
16
19
20
16
14
13
14
14
18
19
22
20
16
15
15
16
19
19
17
18
17
Feels °C
9
10
12
16
15
10
9
9
11
12
16
15
18
17
13
13
12
14
18
16
16
18
16
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