Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 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 11PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.5
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
7
NE
5.5
NE
5.5
NE
2.1
NE
2.4
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101012121212121211101111121212111010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)499499586684653573634104210252071245226652646317049537832125007909745410721239817563452
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
60
NE
65
NE
55
NNE
45
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
35
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11AM
1.34
12:31PM
1.24
12:58AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
0.34
6:31AM
0.36
6:44PM
0.35
7:19AM
0.36
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:30-------6:31-------6:31-
Sunset5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--111131--17832-----
Temp. °C181818171717181818181819192020202021212119182022
Feels °C (?)181819171716161616151516151413121014151514121720
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