Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
2
NE
2.1
NE
Period(s) (?)88899910910101010101010101010101012121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61256051053351751748164150243243244143149048955056158673459865671811501302
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
1.39
11:01AM
1.31
11:26PM
1.36
11:45AM
1.27
12:11AM
1.34
12:31PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
0.32
5:15PM
0.31
5:45AM
0.35
5:59PM
0.34
6:31AM
0.36
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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Sunset------5:47-------5:46-------5:45-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918181819202018181717181919181717171718191818
Feels °C (?)171818181819202017181617191919181717171717181615
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