Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 12AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 810 | 1057 | 1158 | 1158 | 1207 | 1224 | 1109 | 1038 | 900 | 860 | 742 | 692 | 617 | 548 | 539 | 520 | 470 | 481 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:08AM0.43m | 1:22PM0.88m | 00:58AM0.48m | 1:54PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.36m | 5:48AM0.21m | 8:25PM0.31m | 6:39AM0.16m | 8:41PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 810 | 1057 | 96 | 1158 | 1207 | 1224 | 1109 | 1038 | 900 | 860 | 742 | 692 | 617 | 548 | 539 | 520 | 470 | 481 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 45 | 50 | 99 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 99 | 98 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 120 | 113 | 105 | 141 | 101 | 135 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SE 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 53 | 11 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 60 | 60 | 91 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 81 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 35 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 211 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
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