Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
19.1° 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 10AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
1
NE
1.2
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)1091094555999910910101010101011101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)484529433663503965149149149205237363283399573407471561731663533
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
1.45
8:51PM
1.46
9:10AM
1.44
9:34PM
1.46
9:53AM
1.41
10:17PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
0.20
2:42PM
0.17
3:06AM
0.21
3:25PM
0.19
3:50AM
0.22
4:07PM
0.21
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise--7:22-------7:24-------7:24-----
Sunset----6:57-------6:54-------6:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C141315181917161514141617181717161616161718181616
Feels °C (?)121113151413131313131515141415141415151415151415
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