
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 4PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | S 21 | E 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
325 | 311 | 307 | 307 | 399 | 395 | 386 | 377 | 377 | 708 | 533 | 513 | 126 | 323 | 132 | 294 | 352 | 611 | 753 | 472 | 329 | 509 | 749 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:51PM0.87m | 2:28AM0.88m | 2:21PM0.82m | 3:01AM0.94m | 2:49PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.19m | 8:09PM0.09m | 8:30AM0.20m | 8:32PM0.06m | 9:11AM0.21m | 8:56PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 20 | S 20 | E 7 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 |
325 | 311 | 307 | 307 | 399 | 395 | 386 | 377 | 377 | 708 | 533 | 513 | 522 | 516 | 132 | 116 | 97 | 611 | 753 | 171 | 264 | 124 | 104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | S 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NNW 11 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
171 | 154 | 151 | 123 | 99 | 96 | 108 | 108 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 46 | 126 | 110 | 329 | 294 | 352 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 329 | 509 | 749 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | S 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 13 | NNW 11 | S 21 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 19 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 |
158 | 123 | 121 | 109 | 76 | 75 | 81 | 56 | 146 | 51 | 47 | 89 | 44 | 323 | 112 | 119 | 121 | 115 | 106 | 472 | 104 | 198 | 184 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | — | — |
19 | 37 | 74 | 96 | 74 | 55 | 44 | 39 | — | — | — | 41 | 106 | 128 | — | — | — | 137 | 166 | — | 145 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 141 | 128 | 121 | 120 | 107 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 121 | 120 | 116 | 120 | 39 | 120 | 120 | 37 | 37 | 121 | 120 | 36 |
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