Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
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)
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
1.3
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
2.2
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
183
725
569
517
391
242
206
152
145
82
87
183
449
251
590
447
355
152
194
121
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:12PM1.63m
5:37AM1.53m
6:08PM1.65m
6:34AM1.54m
7:03PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:52AM0.06m
11:31PM0.09m
11:51AM0.03m
00:29AM0.06m
12:48PM0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
2
3
1
1
1
2
5
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
10
10
10
12
11
11
14
12
10
12
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