Pounders Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.78° S 168.26° E

Pounders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pounders at 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0.7
S
10
1
S
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.6
SE
9
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
1.1
E
10
0.4
SSE
9
1.2
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
184
238
412
113
56
103
116
94
78
73
72
234
268
66
28
65
231
26
52
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:32PM0.82m
00:24AM1.03m
2:50PM0.86m
1:30AM1.04m
3:42PM0.91m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.68m
7:55AM0.32m
7:35PM0.69m
8:52AM0.27m
8:42PM0.66m
mod rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
8
1
7
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
20
21
19
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
17
18
18
17
18
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
23
22
22
22
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