Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313121212121212111111111111111414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)122910147146186004984984143343092441921891451341258861616140394181
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:35---
Sunset------5:40-------5:39-------5:37-
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817171921211816151414161819181616161617201916
Feels °C (?)17161614161718151211109111316141110101213171411
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Pouawa Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest