Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 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
15.4° 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 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
SSE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)6688888888888899778888118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1411171614142037221063838303337464151503939305029
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SE
10
E
5
E
5
N
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
1.54
6:12PM
1.58
6:45AM
1.63
7:08PM
1.62
7:40AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35PM
0.07
12:02PM
0.10
12:30AM
0.01
1:00PM
0.05
1:25AM
-0.03
1:58PM
0.01
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:52----
Sunset-------7:45-------7:46-------7:49
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161513131717171615141414181820201918161621211919
Feels °C (?)141210101514131413121112171619191416141521181819
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