Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.2° 

Pouawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Pouawa Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Pouawa Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Pouawa Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Pouawa

4 km NW223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
75
severe gales from the SW
(76 km/h at 225°)
3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Aero

15 km WSW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
25
moderate winds from the S
(26 km/h at 180°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

32 km NNE4 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
mod rainRecent light rain
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 225°)
5.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

42 km SSW557 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
35
fresh winds from the SW
(35 km/h at 225°)
0 °C-
-
-
-
-

lightning 51km ESE of Gisborne

44 km SSE0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Mahia Automatic Weather Station

56 km S132 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
Recent light rain
50
strong winds from the S
(48 km/h at 180°)
6.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia

57 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
35
fresh winds from the S
(37 km/h at 180°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

58 km SSW2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
mod rainRecent moderate rain
0
calm
(0 km/h at 270°)
5.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Radar Automatic Weather Station

64 km S375 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
No weather report
45
strong winds from the S
(46 km/h at 180°)
3.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

69 km W726 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SE
(15 km/h at 135°)
0.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Pouawa Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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