Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at PKs today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for PKs at 8PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at PKs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 515 | 749 | 741 | 733 | 667 | 1029 | 1017 | 1004 | 868 | 847 | 784 | 636 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 517 | 503 | 496 | 411 | 405 | 399 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53PM0.78m | 3:55AM0.41m | 4:25PM0.73m | 4:42AM0.45m | 4:54PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.02m | 10:41PM0.12m | 9:33AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.11m | 10:19AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 273 | 749 | 741 | 733 | 667 | 1029 | 1017 | 1004 | 868 | 847 | 784 | 636 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 517 | 503 | 496 | 411 | 405 | 399 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 515 | 235 | 273 | 218 | 218 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 12 | WNW 12 | S 19 | SW 19 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SW 19 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 36 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 67 | 78 | 122 | 137 | 136 | 158 | 163 | 145 | 160 | 161 | 190 | 262 | 274 | 333 | 362 | 362 | 397 | 397 | 461 | 395 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
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