Pouawa Beach surf break

Pouawa Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 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 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)131212121212121111111111111156614141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3343092442401891451341258886616140394690116115156141137133129121
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
25
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
W
20
SW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
20
NE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:33-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515151618191816151616171919171514121215181917
Feels °C (?)131012101113151512101011121615141098912161514
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