Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Apr)21ft (6.5m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)21ft (6.5m)12s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
6.5
ENE
6.5
NE
6.5
NE
2.5
NE
2
E
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)1212121211101011111212111010101099141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11121337242426442779296247676385105521150011309150879994785546238539112081142714618600498
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
55
NE
65
NE
50
NNE
55
NW
40
WNW
35
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
1.24
12:58AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44PM
0.35
7:19AM
0.36
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-
Sunset5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--2411114221------------
Temp. °C181818191920202020212121191820212220191817171821
Feels °C (?)161615161515131211141315131417192018181715131418
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