Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
30
15
11
14
15
13
21
34
74
110
110
163
216
216
248
253
219
254
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:23AM1.35m
1:55PM1.34m
2:12AM1.31m
2:44PM1.33m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.31m
7:38AM0.27m
8:04PM0.35m
8:25AM0.31m
8:53PM0.37m
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
12
9
9
9
9
11
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
12
9
9
Feels °C
9
8
5
5
4
5
8
10
10
8
8
9
8
8
5
7
4
2
0
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