Pourere Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Wairarapa, New Zealand)

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Pourere Beach Surf Guide

Pourere Beach in the Waiararpa is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the west. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Pourere Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	15.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pourere Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pourere Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Pourere Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Pourere Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 26% of the time in May while 34% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 40% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

26%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

34%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

40%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pourere Beach Location Map

Interactive Pourere Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pourere Beach is Palmerston North Airport (PMR) in New Zealand, 89 km (55 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pourere Beach is Masterton Airport (MRO), also in New Zealand, 113 km (70 miles) away.

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Pourere Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 10:36 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 08
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	ENE	NE
Period (s)	6	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross

Tides at Pourere Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Blackhead, 2 km from Pourere Beach.

Next High Water: 10:29pm | 1.35m

Next Low Water: 04:18pm | 0.31m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pourere Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.5 °C) at Pourere Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (19.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite