Pounders Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.78° S 168.26° E

Pounders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pounders sea temperature is
25.3° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pounders at 4AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (06 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
SE
5
1.7
ESE
5
1.7
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.6
E
5
1.8
ESE
5
1.6
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
90
70
84
74
77
356
166
149
156
125
120
100
77
89
130
160
135
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:26PM1.16m
11:21AM0.87m
11:19PM1.16m
12:54PM0.86m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.33m
4:50PM0.50m
6:31AM0.28m
6:01PM0.58m
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cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
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clear
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part cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
18
17
18
18
18
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
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