Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 04 Feb 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
1.5
S
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010105109999999888888881111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120497948471244431302929212120270248208182155125120125121145
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
20
SW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:03PM
1.51
8:31AM
1.63
8:56PM
1.50
9:22AM
1.60
9:47PM
1.48
10:10AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.06
2:53PM
0.08
3:09AM
0.07
3:43PM
0.08
3:59AM
0.10
4:31PM
0.10
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise---6:20-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:19-------8:19-------8:17
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C221917161918171717161616171718171614131418202020
Feels °C (?)211815141614131314131414141415151613121317181820
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