Pounders Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.78° S 168.26° E

Pounders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pounders sea temperature is
25.4° C
0.4° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pounders at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
1.3
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.7
SE
7
0.9
S
8
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.3
SE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
282
496
295
113
269
269
100
91
80
206
63
71
94
106
413
469
138
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:42PM1.16m
10:03AM0.92m
10:26PM1.16m
11:21AM0.87m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.38m
3:55PM0.41m
5:19AM0.33m
4:50PM0.50m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<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
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
18
19
15
15
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
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