Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 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
18.6° 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 6PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.3
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.9
NNE
0.3
ESE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NE
Period(s) (?)111161414141414131313121212121212127117678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)403910081116115156143137133129121858281565453682481109282427
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:35-------6:35-------6:37-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:37-------5:35-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C181919171513121114171817141415141719191817171719
Feels °C (?)141615131088711151313111012111416161413131314
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