Pounders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.78° S 168.26° E

Issued: 10 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pounders sea temperature is

25.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pounders today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pounders at 7PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (21 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 21						Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	S 9	S 8	E 8	S 8	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	227	116	96	182	91	71	38	37	54	52	104	34	33	45	38	116	141	118	165	40	43	29
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				2:44PM1.08m				2:20AM1.00m				3:14PM1.15m				3:12AM1.05m				3:44PM1.22m
Low Tide	7:56AM0.34m					8:44PM0.55m				8:40AM0.32m				9:24PM0.44m				9:20AM0.31m				10:02PM0.33m


	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	24	25	24	24	23	23
Feels °C	20	21	21	20	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	21	22	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	S 8	S 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 6	SSE 10	S 9	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 10	S 8	S 6	S 14	NE 7	S 9	S 6
kJ	12	82	57	10	19	9	27	18	54	52	55	34	24	9	4	2	12	18	4	12	2	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSE 10	S 10	S 12	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 10	SSE 8	SSE 9	S 8	S 10	S 10	—	S 9	S 13	S 9
kJ	4	11	10	4	3	3	9	2	3	6	6	6	2	7	7	1	2	2	—	2	3	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	S 14	S 14	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 13	S 12	N 8	E 13	E 13	S 11	S 16	S 9	S 10	S 15	S 15	S 8	S 14	S 14	—	S 13
kJ	2	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	1	3	3	3	5	2	2	4	4	1	4	4	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 8	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	227	116	96	182	91	71	38	37	28	27	104	33	33	45	38	116	141	118	165	40	43	29
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	517	946	946	526	517	517	517	517	517	946	1991	517	517	517	522	522	525	517	1840	517	517	522
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