Surf Forecasts:
Pouawa Beach surf forecast from 19 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 24 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 24 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NNE swell with 979 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 19 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pouawa Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Pouawa Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pouawa Beach in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.5m 11s period and expected on Friday (Jun 26) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Wed 24th Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Wed 24th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pouawa Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 5 | ENE 8 | S 18 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 128 | 165 | 98 | 79 | 56 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 200 | 552 | 504 | 979 | 167 | 86 | 44 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:04AM1.58m | 9:34PM1.70m | 10:01AM1.54m | 10:28PM1.65m | 10:57AM1.49m | 11:22PM1.58m | 11:53AM1.44m | 00:15AM1.50m | 12:48PM1.40m | 1:08AM1.43m | 1:41PM1.37m | 1:58AM1.38m | 2:32PM1.35m | 2:48AM1.34m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM-0.01m | 3:57AM0.02m | 4:14PM0.03m | 4:52AM0.05m | 5:09PM0.10m | 5:45AM0.09m | 6:03PM0.17m | 6:37AM0.14m | 6:56PM0.23m | 7:27AM0.19m | 7:48PM0.29m | 8:15AM0.24m | 8:39PM0.33m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 381 | 2344 | 1257 | 511 | 314 | 174 | 75 | 106 | 87 | 13 | 7 | 336 | 2534 | 1384 | 549 | 273 | 468 | 167 | 86 | 245 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 18 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | NE 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 202 | 128 | 165 | 98 | 79 | 56 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 40 | 402 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 187 | 95 | 297 | 36 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 10 | E 8 | SE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 20 | S 11 | E 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 82 | 13 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 131 | 38 | 44 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | S 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 47 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | — | — | 22 | 200 | 552 | 504 | 979 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 726 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 91 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31 |
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