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Pouawa Beach Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Pouawa Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Pouawa Beach at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pouawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 403 | 553 | 562 | 538 | 497 | 450 | 450 | 459 | 475 | 359 | 372 | 263 | 265 | 475 | 472 | 448 | 458 | 409 | 252 | 390 | 478 | 894 | 603 | 735 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:27PM 1.47 | 12:49AM 1.50 | 1:24PM 1.50 | 1:47AM 1.49 | 2:23PM 1.52 | 2:46AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:16AM 0.10 | 6:40PM 0.17 | 7:10AM 0.10 | 7:38PM 0.18 | 8:05AM 0.11 | 8:37PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
Continuing clean conditions at Pouawa Beach (calm at Gisborne Airport 16 km from Pouawa Beach). A 1.6m swell from the SE
16 km away, 55 min ago
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