Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 02 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 12AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)--
Afternoon (03 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (03 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)9996777111110101010101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53535117521021719759720416012049484847333222222121302113
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
1.63
8:03PM
1.51
8:31AM
1.63
8:56PM
1.50
9:22AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
0.06
2:00PM
0.09
2:16AM
0.06
2:53PM
0.08
3:09AM
0.07
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:22--
Sunset-8:21-------8:20-------8:19------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C282724232323252727242118171616171817161615151617
Feels °C (?)282825242425262625221815151312121211111111111214
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