Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 9PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 8 | S 17 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 362 | 461 | 402 | 527 | 500 | 500 | 458 | 394 | 515 | 515 | 498 | 612 | 443 | 639 | 771 | 1027 | 1090 | 1574 | 1598 | 953 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:52PM0.77m | 5:58AM0.84m | 5:18PM0.68m | 6:56AM0.82m | 5:43PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.28m | 11:16PM0.10m | 11:58AM0.36m | 11:48PM0.11m | 1:07PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 54 | 51 | 86 | 295 | 292 | 500 | 458 | 394 | 394 | 515 | 381 | 408 | 435 | 639 | 771 | 1027 | 1090 | 1574 | 1598 | 953 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 43 | 112 | 188 | 192 | 30 | 29 | 363 | 333 | 333 | 515 | 55 | 498 | 459 | 443 | 432 | 526 | 417 | 401 | 376 | 362 | 283 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | S 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 107 | 30 | 64 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 83 | 68 | 59 | 38 | 174 | 84 | 31 | 65 | 102 | 142 | 121 | 167 | 165 | 165 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 313 | 362 | 461 | 402 | 527 | 500 | — | — | — | — | 381 | — | 612 | 436 | 425 | 500 | 398 | 329 | — | 237 | 248 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 213 | 123 | 116 | 116 | 110 | 44 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 110 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 116 | 211 | 220 | 37 | 35 | 37 |
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