Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Apr 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
19.1° 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 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010109105559999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3030313156303032484644305480606465161193312264312351485
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
1.46
8:07PM
1.45
8:26AM
1.45
8:51PM
1.46
9:10AM
1.44
9:34PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
0.20
1:57PM
0.16
2:20AM
0.20
2:42PM
0.17
3:06AM
0.21
3:25PM
0.19
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset----6:58-------6:57-------6:54---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131314161716151414141519191716151515171819171716
Feels °C (?)111113131312121212121316151314131414171615141515
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