Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 1PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (08 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888999101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)864844850778723659583560504559510521587612512441441431431431489489563603
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
0
NNE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
1.35
10:42PM
1.39
11:01AM
1.31
11:26PM
1.36
11:45AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
0.28
4:32PM
0.28
5:01AM
0.32
5:15PM
0.31
5:45AM
0.35
5:59PM
0.34
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--6:26-------6:28-------6:28-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:47-------5:46---
rain showers
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part cloud
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Rain (mm)
1-------231-1111--------
Temp. °C181819192019191818181820211919181818181818181817
Feels °C (?)151516161717171718181819201819181818201919202018
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