Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 05 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (05 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)98888888888881111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)292982982642262131871631421491281221251501711651591501209898797758
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
1.60
9:47PM
1.48
10:10AM
1.56
10:36PM
1.46
10:57AM
1.51
11:23PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09AM
0.07
3:43PM
0.08
3:59AM
0.10
4:31PM
0.10
4:48AM
0.15
5:17PM
0.14
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
Sunrise-6:22-------6:24-------6:24------
Sunset-----8:19-------8:17-------8:15--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161617181817151413141820202018171717202122222120
Feels °C (?)131314141515151312131819192019171717212021212020
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