Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
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
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
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
0.5
NE
0.8
NNE
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)1414141414141313131212121212121277767888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4181115115156143137133129121858281565445255693109243368368428
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNE
20
NE
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
1.42
5:13AM
1.50
5:43PM
1.50
6:05AM
1.55
6:36PM
1.58
6:58AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
0.19
11:31AM
0.11
11:56PM
0.13
12:23PM
0.05
12:51AM
0.08
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:35-------6:37-------6:37-
Sunset5:37-------5:37-------5:35-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------354
Temp. °C191715131211141818181415141517201918171718181917
Feels °C (?)151310987101613141112111214161614131314151716
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