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Pouawa Beach Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 229 | 347 | 374 | 1068 | 216 | 533 | 402 | 114 | 186 | 142 | 116 | 122 | 151 | 143 | 140 | 126 | 109 | 109 | 88 | 88 | 114 | 149 | 206 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | on | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:58AM 1.59 | 7:28PM 1.65 | 7:51AM 1.61 | 8:21PM 1.68 | 8:44AM 1.61 | 9:14PM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:51AM 0.08 | 1:15PM 0.01 | 1:46AM 0.04 | 2:08PM -0.01 | 2:40AM 0.03 | 3:01PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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