Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
102 | 99 | 154 | 108 | 237 | 268 | 329 | 338 | 362 | 369 | 473 | 500 | 500 | 434 | 394 | 521 | 515 | 498 | 459 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:12AM0.83m | 4:52PM0.77m | 5:58AM0.84m | 5:18PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.10m | 11:08AM0.28m | 11:16PM0.10m | 11:58AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | E 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 |
102 | 61 | 83 | 65 | 81 | 268 | 329 | 54 | 51 | 86 | 295 | 500 | 500 | 434 | 394 | 521 | 515 | 498 | 338 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 11 | E 7 | S 11 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 17 |
74 | 85 | 59 | 82 | 30 | 79 | 79 | 112 | 188 | 192 | 46 | 292 | 363 | 333 | 333 | 58 | 77 | 69 | 459 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | SSW 19 | E 9 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | ESE 11 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 9 |
97 | 50 | 84 | 49 | 123 | 42 | 107 | 29 | 64 | 48 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 83 | 68 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
— | 99 | 154 | 108 | 237 | — | — | 338 | 362 | 369 | 473 | — | — | — | — | 394 | 371 | 371 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 44 | 35 | 37 | 116 | 121 | 132 | 110 | 129 | 116 | 37 | 110 | 44 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 132 | 132 | 44 |
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