Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 2PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (15 Nov)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (15 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.6
ENE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010101010101010999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)759682608530468400458392339332384332332394394279386445540771217256433226
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
15
S
15
SE
5
SE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
1.41
3:36AM
1.32
3:55PM
1.37
4:28AM
1.32
4:44PM
1.34
5:16AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
0.27
9:23PM
0.23
9:41AM
0.31
10:13PM
0.25
10:33AM
0.33
11:00PM
0.26
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise-------5:45-------5:43-------5:43
Sunset---7:58-------7:59-------8:00----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191920171514121215161615141413141718191916141313
Feels °C (?)151517141413111112121111111212131514141413121112
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