Pouawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 178.16° E

Pouawa Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pouawa Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.0° 

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
Dry
wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
21 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

16 km WSW240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry
20
light winds from the NW
(19 km/h at 315°)
22 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Airport

16 km WSW240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry
wind obs. (24 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
22 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

32 km NNE4 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

42 km SSW557 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 315°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

56 km S132 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NE
(11 km/h at 50°)
19.0 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Mahia

57 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the E
(9 km/h at 90°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

58 km SSW2 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 225°)
22.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

69 km W726 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 315°)
13.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa, Hawkes Bay

78 km SSW5 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 0°)
24.0 °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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