
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
199 | 323 | 287 | 246 | 164 | 221 | 187 | 140 | 151 | 138 | 163 | 138 | 138 | 120 | 104 | 94 | 204 | 192 | 142 | 139 | 128 | 97 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:43PM0.81m | 1:31AM0.80m | 1:16PM0.79m | 2:05AM0.91m | 1:48PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.29m | 7:10PM0.13m | 7:26AM0.26m | 7:33PM0.08m | 8:12AM0.24m | 7:59PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | E 7 | E 7 |
199 | 323 | 287 | 246 | 164 | 221 | 187 | 140 | 151 | 121 | 163 | 138 | 138 | 93 | 90 | 69 | 204 | 192 | 142 | 89 | 128 | 83 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 8 | E 12 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
157 | 55 | 55 | 26 | 67 | 74 | 58 | 95 | 129 | 138 | 101 | 117 | 96 | 120 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 61 | 61 | 139 | 58 | 97 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | E 12 | NE 15 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSW 16 | NE 11 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
30 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 60 | 80 | 83 | 120 | 116 | 106 | 118 | 114 | 101 | 201 | 94 | 90 | 156 | 145 | 269 | 29 | 259 | 219 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 35 | 209 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 110 | 44 | 0 |
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