Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Feb 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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (27 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
0.4
SE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
ESE
1.8
SSW
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)1145566911116677777771111117611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1935496410514120183014512662817979815974117140302920031
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
25
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
1.45
3:31AM
1.52
3:57PM
1.44
4:32AM
1.52
4:58PM
1.44
5:30AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
0.19
9:12PM
0.15
9:49AM
0.20
10:11PM
0.15
10:50AM
0.19
11:10PM
0.14
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50
Sunset---7:52-------7:50-------7:49----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1131--------------11
Temp. °C191919181817161716171717161614131619201918171413
Feels °C (?)1816151515141314131414151515131114161616161376
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