Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 1PM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 222 | 230 | 190 | 373 | 480 | 448 | 398 | 399 | 395 | 651 | 417 | 254 | 326 | 322 | 242 | 203 | 198 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 200 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:11AM0.60m | 2:48PM0.99m | 2:44AM0.66m | 3:13PM0.98m | 3:19AM0.72m | 3:38PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.10m | 9:18PM0.20m | 8:34AM0.09m | 9:39PM0.17m | 9:09AM0.11m | 10:01PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 19 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | E 14 | E 7 |
| kJ | 165 | 165 | 188 | 399 | 304 | 480 | 448 | 239 | 239 | 209 | 215 | 186 | 181 | 288 | 284 | 220 | 151 | 195 | 167 | 172 | 173 | 200 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 9 | S 20 | S 17 | ESE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 120 | 162 | 230 | 52 | 373 | 273 | 54 | 398 | 399 | 421 | 651 | 417 | 254 | 326 | 322 | 206 | 203 | 198 | 189 | 187 | 206 | 129 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 20 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | N 8 | E 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 22 | 106 | 190 | 53 | 52 | 87 | 99 | 341 | 395 | 47 | 71 | 218 | 11 | 45 | 242 | 159 | 155 | 206 | 206 | 150 | 126 | 179 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 220 | 222 | — | 162 | 172 | 168 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 209 | 225 | 72 | 56 | — | — | — | 163 | 187 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 121 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 116 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 42 | 129 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 37 | 37 | 116 | 121 | 211 | 211 | 116 | 37 | 37 |
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