Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 14 Mar 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (14 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (14 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
1
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)13131313121212121212116111161388999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5534653943462732121841441421088573605964138130140141161121966161
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
1.24
3:29AM
1.31
3:49PM
1.25
4:19AM
1.33
4:41PM
1.27
5:09AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:54AM
0.39
9:11PM
0.35
9:45AM
0.38
10:00PM
0.33
10:36AM
0.35
10:51PM
0.30
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise--------7:03-------7:05-------
Sunset---7:29-------7:28-------7:25----
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21111-------------------
Temp. °C201817171716161617171716151413131720201917161514
Feels °C (?)221514141313131314131413151311111416161615141413
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