
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 10AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1083 | 1161 | 1509 | 1735 | 1632 | 1760 | 1862 | 2254 | 2490 | 2442 | 2213 | 1599 | 1338 | 706 | 491 | 322 | 287 | 275 | 250 | 336 | 383 | 365 | 314 | |
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 | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:52PM0.98m | 2:22AM0.53m | 3:22PM1.01m | 2:58AM0.56m | 3:50PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.09m | 9:39PM0.28m | 8:13AM0.07m | 10:03PM0.26m | 8:48AM0.06m | 10:27PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1083 | 1161 | 1509 | 1735 | 1632 | 1760 | 1862 | 2254 | 2490 | 2442 | 2213 | 1599 | 1338 | 706 | 491 | 322 | 287 | 275 | 250 | 336 | 383 | 365 | 314 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 10 | S 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
192 | 178 | 288 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 203 | 200 | 189 | 134 | 184 | 248 | 200 | 166 | 202 | 144 | 99 | 247 | 187 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 178 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 8 | N 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 8 |
300 | 292 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 198 | 23 | 213 | 213 | 265 | 250 | 63 | 56 | 82 | 46 | 46 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 191 | 186 | 202 | 212 | 197 | 188 | 227 | 222 | 245 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 97 | 97 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 107 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 |
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