Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 11PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)21ft (6.5m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)20ft (6.0m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
NE
5.5
NE
6
NNE
2.1
NE
2.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
NNE
1.5
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)121212111010109991414141413131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110238219108891035140589863646534635912291014714618600498421414334252244192189147
Wind
(km/h)
65
NE
45
NNE
40
NW
45
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset5:44-------5:43-------5:40-------
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
72----------------------
Temp. °C202222201918192122201818171719212118171514141618
Feels °C (?)10171712131516192119171514141518181514121191114
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