Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.2° 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 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010999151414141313131312121212126
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28125025522219216015410399891041381341251181141131091039894939198
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04AM
1.59
10:33PM
1.62
10:56AM
1.57
11:25PM
1.62
11:50AM
1.54
12:20AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
0.03
4:51AM
0.07
5:14PM
0.04
5:45AM
0.09
6:07PM
0.07
6:41AM
0.12
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:14-------7:12----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141616151513131315171816161515151718181717171616
Feels °C (?)141514131412121114151513141414141515151414141313
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