Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010109991514141413131313121212121266666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19216015410399891041381341251181141131091039894939193103119167216
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
1.62
10:56AM
1.57
11:25PM
1.62
11:50AM
1.54
12:20AM
1.60
12:46PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.07
5:14PM
0.04
5:45AM
0.09
6:07PM
0.07
6:41AM
0.12
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset-------7:14-------7:12-------7:10
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1122
Temp. °C151413131517181616151515171818181717171717171617
Feels °C (?)141311111515151414141514161515151514141414141114
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