Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Pouawa Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Pouawa Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Pouawa Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Pouawa Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Gisborne Airport

16 km WSW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
20
light winds from the SSW
(19 km/h at 210°)
13.4 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

56 km S136 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
30
fresh winds from the SW
(31 km/h at 230°)
11.1 °C-
-

no observation

Wairoa

78 km SSW8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 272 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hicks Bay

121 km N240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
30
moderate winds from the S
(28 km/h at 190°)
13.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

WhakataneAeroAws

134 km WNW7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
20
moderate winds from the SSW
(22 km/h at 210°)
11.3 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Kawerau

142 km W60 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 232°)
15
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Napier Airport

145 km SSW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
25
moderate winds from the SW
(26 km/h at 220°)
13.5 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Te Awa wx

145 km SSW21 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 174°)
25
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

159 km SSW414 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 313°)
5
16.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

160 km SSW100 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
65
gales from the SW
(67 km/h at 225°)
80
- °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Pouawa Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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