Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
13.9° 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 2PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.8
SSW
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)1010111111111010101010101010101010105555515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)241832585753545255444126250121112866173917
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
1.54
1:19AM
1.44
1:52PM
1.50
2:19AM
1.40
2:51PM
1.48
3:17AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
0.12
7:11PM
0.18
7:33AM
0.17
8:10PM
0.21
8:31AM
0.20
9:09PM
0.23
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise6:07-------6:05-------6:03-------
Sunset--5:58-------5:59-------5:59-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C15171715131213121420201815131415161718171512119
Feels °C (?)111314131010109101516131089101011141411963
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Pouawa Beach (moderate winds from the SW at Gisborne Airport 16 km from Pouawa Beach). 0.2m 10s swell from the E with a 0.1m 12s groundswell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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16 km away, 1 h 34 min ago

20 km/h
SW
0.0
13.9
Air / Water (°C)
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