Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 11PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 81 | 65 | 61 | 80 | 82 | 112 | 131 | 176 | 188 | 217 | 266 | 370 | 398 | 466 | 613 | 699 | 691 | 775 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:51AM0.77m | 10:10PM0.40m | 12:44PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM0.26m | 8:37PM0.40m | 4:35AM0.25m | 8:14PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 81 | 65 | 61 | 43 | 82 | 54 | 131 | 176 | 188 | 217 | 266 | 370 | 398 | 466 | 613 | 699 | 691 | 775 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 85 | 84 | 130 | 153 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 59 | 57 | 61 | 43 | 87 | 15 | 15 | 92 | 113 | 74 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 80 | 54 | 112 | 117 | — | 42 | 54 | 63 | 59 | 84 | 75 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 124 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 116 | 37 | 121 | 116 |
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