Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
17
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
8
1.2
SSW
5
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
12
12
2
11
10
10
10
10
18
17
9
4
16
59
10
6
6
6
8
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:55AM1.45m
3:27PM1.37m
3:48AM1.42m
4:20PM1.37m
4:38AM1.40m
5:09PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.20m
9:34PM0.25m
10:06AM0.21m
10:28PM0.27m
10:55AM0.21m
11:18PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:46
6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
13
12
13
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
16
19
21
18
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
12
10
12
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
14
16
18
15
12
12
13
11
7
8
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
S
15
Energy kJ
633
553
446
342
305
233
183
86
101
99
74
71
49
18
17
31
18
68
106
97
90
87
55
362
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.1
NE
17
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
S
15
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
2
2
12
32
11
2
2
2
5
47
32
9
4
16
16
10
6
6
71
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
18
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
12
2
2
2
10
10
10
10
7
7
6
45
18
10
4
4
4
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
1.2
NNE
5
0.3
NW
2
1.2
SSW
5
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
Energy kJ
3
4
6
3
4
3
3
9
66
1
59
353
328
371
367
387
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
16
12
3
3
3
3
3
3
24
3
8
4
3
21
96
96
112
112
112
56
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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