Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Pouawa Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Pouawa Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Pouawa Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Pouawa Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

ASCATC178E39S

43 km SE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the NW
(37 km/h at 317°)
- °C- km
- km


Wairoa

78 km SSW8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (10 kph from 19 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATC179E39S

82 km E15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the NW
(24 km/h at 317°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATC178E40S

112 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the NNW
(36 km/h at 333°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATC179E40S

118 km SSE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
45
strong winds from the NW
(43 km/h at 325°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATC180E39S

121 km E15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the NW
(31 km/h at 321°)
- °C- km
- km


Kawerau

142 km W60 m above sea level

28 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 184°)
0
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

145 km SSW21 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the NNW
(11 km/h at 340°)
25
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATC179E38S

156 km NE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
50
strong winds from the NW
(50 km/h at 308°)
- °C- km
- km


Burma Rd HB

159 km SSW414 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 219°)
0
12.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Pouawa Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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