Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 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) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | ESE 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 122 | 122 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 87 | 62 | 157 | 165 | 238 | 266 | 277 | 428 | 439 | 346 | 499 | 670 | 660 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:24AM0.73m | 11:51AM0.77m | 10:10PM0.40m | 12:44PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.24m | 2:55AM0.26m | 8:37PM0.40m | 4:35AM0.25m | 8:14PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 142 | 122 | 122 | 53 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 43 | 74 | 87 | 62 | 157 | 165 | 238 | 266 | 277 | 428 | 439 | 346 | 46 | 76 | 660 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 51 | 51 | 68 | 36 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 85 | 84 | 130 | 153 | 74 | 46 | 75 | 42 | 53 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 21 | 51 | 51 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 47 | 50 | 65 | 58 | 43 | 87 | 15 | 65 | 92 | 113 | 116 | 73 | 42 | 39 | 42 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 41 | 44 | — | — | 42 | 36 | 52 | 56 | — | — | 73 | 499 | 670 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 124 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 110 | 37 |
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