Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
18.8° 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 3PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1212121212111111111111111010101010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9548618477356775464433793722912422381731301271258595637555474732
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
5
S
5
E
0
ESE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
1.40
4:15AM
1.49
4:44PM
1.39
5:11AM
1.48
5:40PM
1.40
6:04AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.19
9:56PM
0.19
10:34AM
0.20
10:54PM
0.20
11:30AM
0.19
11:50PM
0.20
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:18-------7:18-------
Sunset---7:06-------7:04-------7:02----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1---11-----221---
Temp. °C192121201919191819242219181716161819151414141313
Feels °C (?)202120201718181818232320201716161613899999
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