Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 5AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 334 | 508 | 496 | 563 | 520 | 513 | 506 | 506 | 492 | 485 | 390 | 379 | 363 | 352 | 347 | 273 | 171 | 473 | 356 | 485 | 650 | 730 | 576 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:27AM0.67m | 7:13PM0.66m | 9:50AM0.70m | 7:38PM0.57m | 11:13AM0.75m | 8:21PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.19m | 1:51PM0.46m | 2:18AM0.20m | 3:45PM0.52m | 3:05AM0.21m | 6:47PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | S 15 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 193 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 131 | 520 | 127 | 158 | 171 | 171 | 166 | 390 | 218 | 187 | 192 | 139 | 117 | 103 | 473 | 356 | 485 | 650 | 730 | 576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 264 | 334 | 508 | 496 | 563 | 108 | 513 | 506 | 506 | 492 | 485 | 61 | 379 | 363 | 352 | 347 | 273 | 151 | 168 | 123 | 209 | 206 | 196 | 485 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | E 12 | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | S 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 73 | 64 | 62 | 38 | 61 | 26 | 25 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 61 | 63 | 132 | 50 | 130 | 171 | 83 | 319 | 317 | 426 | 503 | 145 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 53 | 53 | 35 | — | 65 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 209 | 116 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 36 | 220 | 211 | 211 | 36 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 121 | 211 | 121 | 121 | 35 |
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