Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
SE
0.5
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)9999999991088888888888866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)889688868464626142414088383736242320232320247782
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
NW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:52AM
1.52
9:15PM
1.45
9:37AM
1.54
10:03PM
1.49
10:24AM
1.55
10:51PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
0.14
3:29AM
0.13
3:59PM
0.11
4:17AM
0.12
4:45PM
0.09
5:07AM
0.12
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43
Sunset---8:00-------8:00-------7:58----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202223211917161517181918161515151922232219171614
Feels °C (?)182021211912131316161513131313131520222217141212
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