Surf Forecasts:
Pourere Beach surf forecast from 5 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 7 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 10 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period, SSW swell with 276 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 6 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pourere Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Pourere Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 14s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pourere Beach in the next 16 days are 0.8m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 10) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 08) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 6th Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 7th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 10th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pourere Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 59 | 116 | 96 | 59 | 211 | 275 | 241 | 154 | 153 | 186 | 276 | 144 | 88 | 188 | 188 | 108 | 202 | 83 | 88 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.52m | 2:45AM1.40m | 3:14PM1.51m | 3:43AM1.40m | 4:10PM1.49m | 4:39AM1.40m | 5:04PM1.47m | 5:33AM1.42m | 5:56PM1.46m | 6:24AM1.43m | 6:47PM1.44m | 7:13AM1.45m | 7:35PM1.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.11m | 8:56AM0.12m | 9:34PM0.11m | 9:53AM0.13m | 10:29PM0.11m | 10:50AM0.13m | 11:23PM0.11m | 11:45AM0.13m | 00:14AM0.12m | 12:38PM0.14m | 1:03AM0.13m | 1:29PM0.15m | 1:50AM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 106 | 59 | 49 | 47 | 58 | 211 | 275 | 241 | 154 | 22 | 186 | 276 | 144 | 88 | 48 | 127 | 14 | 107 | 83 | 5 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 17 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 24 | 39 | 59 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 153 | 24 | 11 | 56 | 50 | 91 | 28 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 16 | E 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 20 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 17 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 49 | 44 | 16 | 42 | 32 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 51 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 49 | 116 | 96 | 52 | — | 16 | — | — | 119 | 61 | 76 | 91 | 73 | 188 | 188 | 108 | 202 | — | 88 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 63 | 123 | 123 | 19 | 123 | 171 | 37 | 19 | 162 | 0 | 19 | 161 | 19 |
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