Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4297 | 2860 | 933 | 1165 | 956 | 620 | 624 | 553 | 491 | 470 | 428 | 422 | 416 | 333 | 324 | 250 | 250 | 240 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:44AM0.77m | 5:26PM0.78m | 6:31AM0.76m | 5:46PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:31AM0.29m | 11:56PM0.15m | 12:19PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 26 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 184 | 933 | 320 | 956 | 574 | 624 | 553 | 491 | 421 | 371 | 294 | 258 | 265 | 324 | 234 | 234 | 240 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 8 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 99 | 99 | 212 | 150 | 526 | 620 | 215 | 219 | 289 | 470 | 428 | 422 | 416 | 333 | 57 | 250 | 250 | 239 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 253 | 47 | 47 | 64 | 254 | 246 | 127 | 41 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 12 | 56 | 56 | 40 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4297 | 2860 | 554 | 1165 | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 132 | 580 | 124 | 36 | 46 | 141 | 123 | 121 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 211 | 37 | 37 | 132 | 132 |
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