
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
102 | 102 | 88 | 88 | 69 | 112 | 109 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 98 | 60 | 85 | 91 | 81 | 410 | 296 | 290 | 237 | 290 | 294 | 279 | 284 | 500 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:10AM0.88m | 4:39PM0.68m | 5:49AM0.85m | 4:57PM0.60m | 6:35AM0.80m | 5:07PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.31m | 10:55PM0.12m | 12:02PM0.38m | 11:19PM0.15m | 1:01PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
102 | 102 | 88 | 88 | 69 | 112 | 109 | 80 | 78 | 60 | 60 | 35 | 50 | 84 | 81 | 70 | 296 | 290 | 237 | 290 | 294 | 279 | 284 | 500 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 | N 8 | E 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
80 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 73 | 18 | 27 | 54 | 85 | 24 | 32 | 76 | 19 | 31 | 81 | 17 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 8 | N 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 |
20 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 32 | 55 | 51 | 19 | 71 | 98 | 60 | 37 | 22 | 17 | 30 | 95 | 88 | 18 | 78 | 62 | 17 | 17 | 62 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 10 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 |
28 | 5 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 69 | 410 | — | — | 57 | 48 | 47 | 91 | 100 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 35 | 44 | 209 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 121 | 121 | 116 | 42 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 44 | 50 |
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