Pounders Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.78° S 168.26° E

Pounders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pounders sea temperature is
24.8°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pounders at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.2
S
17
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
23
17
18
20
19
18
18
18
13
13
6
22
21
20
45
43
42
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:51PM1.11m
5:20AM1.19m
6:18PM1.15m
5:58AM1.18m
6:46PM1.18m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.44m
11:54AM0.11m
00:08AM0.39m
12:24PM0.13m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
22
23
25
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
24
26
25
24
24
23
24
23
22
23
22
21
21
22
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Pounders surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest