Pouawa Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Pouawa Beach

Issued: 11 am 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
11
1.7
NE
11
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.9
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
712
639
527
404
400
309
235
198
162
159
76
67
55
50
66
34
32
21
20
93
160
189
297
705
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:52AM1.34m
8:17PM1.44m
8:34AM1.33m
8:59PM1.42m
9:17AM1.30m
9:41PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.26m
2:37AM0.29m
2:48PM0.26m
3:21AM0.30m
3:30PM0.28m
4:04AM0.30m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
7
Temp °C
14
16
16
14
14
12
12
11
12
15
19
16
14
15
16
15
18
19
19
17
17
17
15
16
Feels °C
12
15
14
11
13
10
10
9
11
13
17
13
12
13
15
13
16
17
14
13
14
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
11
1.7
NE
11
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
712
639
527
404
400
309
235
198
162
159
76
67
55
50
66
34
32
21
20
8
8
8
8
266
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
17
16
36
33
31
5
55
29
28
45
33
38
36
34
33
19
16
19
8
7
16
15
15
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
E
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
E
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
17
2
12
4
4
34
3
1
9
3
40
22
21
16
6
10
6
7
7
12
7
2
2
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
2
0.6
N
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
1
6
8
1
3
1
8
2
8
17
44
93
160
189
297
705
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
31
21
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
247
228
228
228
126
110
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
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