Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
15
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
121
121
93
125
130
149
196
153
132
130
127
93
95
65
57
55
60
41
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
7:20PM1.44m
7:38AM1.33m
8:02PM1.45m
8:21AM1.34m
8:43PM1.46m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.27m
1:50PM0.23m
2:23AM0.24m
2:33PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
13
11
11
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
9
11
9
8
Feels °C
11
8
6
7
4
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
6
8
6
4
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