
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 11PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
181 | 264 | 323 | 346 | 502 | 572 | 601 | 546 | 546 | 493 | 443 | 392 | 338 | 297 | 258 | 252 | 393 | 222 | 287 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:17AM0.64m | 6:18PM0.87m | 7:17AM0.66m | 6:46PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.18m | 11:49AM0.25m | 1:04AM0.18m | 12:42PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
37 | 264 | 323 | 346 | 502 | 572 | 601 | 546 | 546 | 493 | 443 | 392 | 338 | 297 | 258 | 252 | 212 | 207 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | N 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | NNE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
198 | 191 | 174 | 167 | 163 | 150 | 163 | 148 | 154 | 126 | 86 | 25 | 80 | 80 | 169 | 33 | 393 | 222 | 287 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 8 | SW 7 | S 22 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 | S 18 | SW 20 | S 14 | NNE 8 |
8 | 40 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 82 | 117 | 179 | 82 | 230 | 15 | 134 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — |
181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 40 | 33 | — | 44 | 51 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 120 | 120 | 37 | 37 | 116 | 120 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 132 | 116 | 116 | 121 | 211 | 220 | 42 |
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