Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 12AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 326 | 322 | 242 | 203 | 198 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 200 | 179 | 176 | 171 | 163 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 195 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:19AM0.72m | 3:38PM0.96m | 3:54AM0.77m | 4:03PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.17m | 9:09AM0.11m | 10:01PM0.14m | 9:46AM0.15m | 10:24PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 254 | 288 | 203 | 198 | 163 | 178 | 168 | 139 | 147 | 84 | 163 | 74 | 94 | 84 | 88 | 68 | 68 | 195 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 14 | S 13 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 218 | 326 | 284 | 206 | 203 | 198 | 189 | 187 | 184 | 200 | 171 | 78 | 171 | 163 | 84 | 144 | 144 | 103 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | N 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 14 | S 14 | E 14 | E 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 11 | 322 | 242 | 159 | 155 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 178 | 179 | 171 | 126 | 161 | 146 | 82 | 107 | 71 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 181 | 208 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 99 | 176 | 85 | 88 | — | 76 | 91 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 116 | 116 | 37 | 116 | 116 | 211 | 211 | 116 | 116 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 211 | 211 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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