Pouawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is

14.3°C

Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	98	113	155	167	158	140	127	111	108	104	94	91	78	64	64	64	45	39	39	38	37	37	36	36
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	NNE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			5:11AM1.43m				5:35PM1.51m				6:05AM1.45m				6:27PM1.50m				6:56AM1.48m					7:16PM1.50m
Low Tide	11:00PM0.15m				11:21AM0.17m				11:54PM0.13m				12:16PM0.17m				00:45AM0.12m					1:08PM0.17m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—
mm	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	20	18	19	16
Feels °C	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	14	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	17	17	18	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	78	73	55	167	158	140	127	111	108	104	94	91	78	64	64	64	45	38	38	38	37	37	36	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ENE 8	S 14	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	32	19	16	44	35	51	49	46	46	36	28	28	28	28	28	39	40	39	39	37	16	11	16	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	S 15	S 18	ENE 8	S 18	SSW 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	E 6	S 9	S 9
kJ	20	17	6	13	57	101	135	131	122	112	107	103	90	84	70	64	61	58	37	31	30	12	27	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2
kJ	98	113	155	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Boat Harbour Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Boat Harbour Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Three Points East Cape	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	21	31	47	47	54	31	54	31	31	31	31	31	21	0	42	13	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Boat Harbour	Boat Harbour	Boat Harbour	Boat Harbour	Boat Harbour	Boat Harbour	Boat Harbour	Oraka Beach	Aurora Point	Aurora Point	Mahia Spit	Table Cape Reefs	Blacks Reef	Tuamotu Island	Diners Beach	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Diners Beach	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	1	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	7	7	7	7	9	9

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