Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 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
18.4° 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 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s 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 cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
!
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
NNE
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
2.3
NNE
1.9
NNE
0.9
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)121212121212777777888888888788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85828156544556931311471581858431064705421104120101116110108165418
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
N
5
N
10
NE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
1.55
6:36PM
1.58
6:58AM
1.59
7:28PM
1.65
7:51AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.13
12:23PM
0.05
12:51AM
0.08
1:15PM
0.01
1:46AM
0.04
2:08PM
-0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------231-----1311-
Temp. °C151515151719191818181817182021181615141415172017
Feels °C (?)121112121416161414141314171919171614131416171915
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