Pounders Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.78° S 168.26° E

Pounders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pounders sea temperature is
24.6°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pounders at 8AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
4
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.3
S
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
89
84
60
171
223
61
77
77
83
83
89
74
74
92
104
100
100
84
62
53
50
52
89
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:30AM1.04m
3:42PM0.91m
2:30AM1.07m
4:21PM0.96m
3:20AM1.11m
4:53PM1.02m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.27m
8:42PM0.66m
9:38AM0.22m
9:34PM0.61m
10:16AM0.17m
10:16PM0.56m
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clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
21
22
Feels °C
20
20
21
22
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
19
19
18
18
19
18
19
17
20
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