Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
19.0° 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 10PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2
NE
1.5
ESE
2
E
2
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)88888811101012121212121212121212111111118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)574535432306526555452443374715703830830970970861847701565546443379323306
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
N
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
1.46
2:17AM
1.53
2:45PM
1.42
3:16AM
1.50
3:45PM
1.40
4:15AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
0.14
8:37AM
0.18
8:57PM
0.17
9:36AM
0.19
9:56PM
0.19
10:34AM
0.20
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:16-------7:16-------7:18-
Sunset-7:08-------7:07-------7:06------
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------2--
Temp. °C181718171717192222211919181819212121201818171924
Feels °C (?)141315151617192120201819181820202021201818161921
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