Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 11PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s 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 offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NE
1.7
NNE
2.5
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)13121212121212127777788888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129121858281565445689113116315425732238382448743212099169193326
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
N
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
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
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
1.50
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
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-
Sunset5:37-------5:35-------5:34-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1111---11--
Temp. °C201815151515171919181818181717182018161515151720
Feels °C (?)161512111212141616141414131315171817151414141718
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