Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
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
16
0.3
SE
16
0.3
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.6
SE
13
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
41
41
63
57
142
500
561
118
151
62
290
273
265
240
164
153
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
10:54PM1.46m
11:24AM1.43m
11:44PM1.46m
12:16PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.17m
5:38PM0.22m
6:05AM0.16m
6:32PM0.21m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
7
7
6
7
9
10
9
8
7
7
6
6
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
1
1
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
6
6
7
6
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