Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.8° 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 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)--
Afternoon (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)101212121212121212121211111111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3747157038308309199548618477357115815043793723172422001411331021008664
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
5
NE
15
NE
15
W
10
NW
10
S
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
1.42
3:16AM
1.50
3:45PM
1.40
4:15AM
1.49
4:44PM
1.39
5:11AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
0.17
9:36AM
0.19
9:56PM
0.19
10:34AM
0.20
10:54PM
0.20
11:30AM
0.19
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-
Sunset-7:07-------7:06-------7:04------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1131211-----
Temp. °C222119181818192121201918181818212018171716151718
Feels °C (?)212019171718202020211717191818212019181716151614
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