Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 12AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 166mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
662 | 644 | 636 | 724 | 1198 | 918 | 1908 | 3191 | 4338 | 4696 | 4446 | 4797 | 5497 | 7636 | 7558 | 9097 | 9730 | 7296 | 5657 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:17AM0.73m | 4:35PM0.98m | 5:00AM0.76m | 5:02PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.13m | 10:06AM0.11m | 11:02PM0.13m | 10:48AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 32 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 11 | S 14 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 |
662 | 644 | 616 | 724 | 1198 | 918 | 429 | 2622 | 3636 | 4319 | 4446 | 232 | 229 | 6623 | 229 | 176 | 132 | 134 | 432 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 20 | S 13 | S 20 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
21 | 21 | 636 | 522 | 515 | 429 | 2 | 411 | 333 | 324 | 306 | 6 | 30 | 229 | 30 | — | 99 | 99 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | S 20 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
14 | — | 23 | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 30 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 7 | NW 8 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
523 | 549 | — | 260 | 2 | 258 | 1908 | 3191 | 4338 | 4696 | — | 4797 | 5497 | 7636 | 7558 | 9097 | 9730 | 7296 | 5657 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 44 | 110 | 44 | 44 | 97 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 106 | 110 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 572 |
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