Pounders Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.78° S 168.26° E

Pounders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pounders sea temperature is
24.8°C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Pounders today (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pounders at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.8
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
20
0.7
S
20
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
19
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
305
297
238
229
133
85
82
75
72
73
58
198
384
480
568
515
481
448
330
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:15PM0.90m
00:53AM0.98m
3:02PM0.96m
2:00AM1.01m
3:38PM1.02m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.71m
8:06AM0.32m
8:25PM0.66m
8:54AM0.28m
9:13PM0.58m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
22
21
22
21
22
22
22
21
22
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
18
18
19
17
19
17
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
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