Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
1
3
2
2
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
9
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
753
867
769
739
667
667
684
653
616
610
598
520
449
392
402
394
384
290
293
3780
3338
3284
2007
1699
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
S
40
S
40
SW
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
50
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:18PM1.42m
11:47AM1.35m
00:06AM1.43m
12:38PM1.39m
00:59AM1.44m
1:34PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.22m
5:58PM0.26m
6:29AM0.19m
6:50PM0.25m
7:20AM0.16m
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clear
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
6
15
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
11
13
14
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
9
9
7
8
10
11
9
9
9
8
8
7
4
4
7
5
3
1
4
4
4
3
2
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