Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 101 | 106 | 89 | 157 | 134 | 121 | 218 | 157 | 269 | 332 | 355 | 515 | 587 | 601 | 546 | 493 | 500 | 432 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:23AM0.62m | 5:47PM0.97m | 6:17AM0.64m | 6:18PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.18m | 11:02AM0.15m | 00:30AM0.18m | 11:49AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 40 | 106 | 89 | 157 | 134 | 121 | 139 | 54 | 269 | 332 | 355 | 515 | 587 | 601 | 546 | 493 | 500 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 41 | 54 | 40 | 28 | 29 | 54 | 198 | 191 | 174 | 58 | 163 | 163 | 150 | 148 | 142 | 126 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SSW 15 | NNE 8 | S 22 | S 22 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 174 | 102 | 240 | 45 | 155 | 87 | 131 | 201 | 8 | 40 | 44 | 167 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 101 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 218 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 120 | 120 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 116 | 116 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 116 | 120 | 132 |
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