
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 7AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 10 | N 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
148 | 225 | 360 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 102 | 99 | 78 | 118 | 155 | 221 | 298 | 376 | 356 | 868 | 728 | 858 | 847 | 381 | 711 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:00AM1.08m | 3:29PM0.61m | 4:44AM1.07m | 4:06PM0.55m | 5:35AM1.03m | 4:47PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.26m | 9:33PM-0.01m | 11:27AM0.30m | 10:10PM0.02m | 12:31PM0.33m | 10:52PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 11 | S 15 |
148 | 225 | 220 | 211 | 173 | 166 | 516 | 484 | 447 | 441 | 435 | 429 | 417 | 317 | 299 | 284 | 222 | 356 | 868 | 728 | 858 | 847 | 260 | 711 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | S 17 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | S 15 | NNE 10 |
247 | 304 | 360 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 102 | 99 | 78 | 118 | 120 | 108 | 79 | 376 | 69 | 99 | 89 | 96 | 83 | 381 | 291 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | N 9 | S 17 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | S 13 | E 13 |
35 | 236 | 181 | 178 | 178 | 176 | 162 | 160 | 121 | 116 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 155 | 221 | 298 | 76 | 291 | 71 | 97 | 93 | 121 | 276 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 51 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 0 |
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