Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 14 May 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
16.7° 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 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
1.1
S
5
0.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
43
47
42
28
47
28
28
48
46
49
56
50
51
62
91
93
93
90
90
90
88
70
60
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:51AM1.42m
3:25PM1.40m
3:46AM1.47m
4:21PM1.48m
4:42AM1.52m
5:16PM1.57m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.19m
9:35PM0.22m
10:05AM0.13m
10:32PM0.17m
10:59AM0.07m
11:30PM0.11m
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part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:05
5:04
5:04
5:02
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
8
8
9
9
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
8
8
8
9
9
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
1.3
S
12
0.6
ENE
11
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
43
43
42
42
28
28
28
28
29
46
49
363
1571
1392
1175
1127
1018
91
90
513
90
396
316
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
20
0.5
ENE
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.1
SE
13
0.5
ENE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.1
S
20
0.4
S
15
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
S
16
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
10
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
148
75
47
62
7
47
4
48
8
70
49
50
51
62
91
93
93
90
90
121
88
62
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
20
0.3
S
18
0.5
ENE
10
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
Energy kJ
4
42
42
61
3
31
58
56
47
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
0.9
S
5
1.5
S
12
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
11
Energy kJ
2609
2135
1909
1507
1129
1022
843
689
546
490
367
359
972
943
38
646
62
70
553
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
112
112
112
112
112
112
21
21
42
42
47
54
54
21
21
9
21
21
21
42
112
58
58
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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