Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.2° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
1.4
S
5
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
57
37
104
36
35
35
34
31
30
29
28
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
SE
10
ENE
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:14PM1.31m
2:36AM1.24m
3:04PM1.32m
3:27AM1.25m
3:53PM1.35m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.36m
8:30PM0.38m
8:45AM0.35m
9:21PM0.36m
9:35AM0.33m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
12
11
10
8
7
10
9
10
10
9
8
7
6
8
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
11
13
14
6
6
6
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
-1
1
3
5
5
6
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