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) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| 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) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 143 | 112 | 142 | 122 | 122 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 81 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 140 | 161 | 185 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:46PM0.53m | 10:24AM0.73m | 11:51AM0.77m | 10:10PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.24m | 2:55AM0.26m | 8:37PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 181 | 143 | 112 | 142 | 122 | 122 | 53 | 75 | 73 | 81 | 57 | 57 | 43 | 59 | 76 | 73 | 112 | 185 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 51 | 68 | 36 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 73 | 57 | 38 | 55 | 85 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 14 | E 9 | SE 8 | S 13 | SW 16 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 71 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 21 | 51 | 51 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 47 | 44 | 65 | 24 | 43 | 87 | 39 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 22 | 39 | 140 | 161 | 55 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 |
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