Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
2.4
NNE
1.4
NE
2.3
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)1313131212121212121276777889888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1371331291218582815654457066134163170294744281740588454302347209
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
5
N
20
NE
15
N
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
1.50
6:05AM
1.55
6:36PM
1.58
6:58AM
1.59
7:28PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
0.11
11:56PM
0.13
12:23PM
0.05
12:51AM
0.08
1:15PM
0.01
1:46AM
0.04
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:35-------5:34-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------131-----1
Temp. °C141920181515151517201918181818171717201816151515
Feels °C (?)101716151211121214171614141414141515181715141413
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