Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 225 | 187 | 276 | 328 | 328 | 284 | 238 | 203 | 161 | 134 | 131 | 145 | 147 | 273 | 263 | 258 | 279 | 334 | 435 | 469 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:44PM0.44m | 8:10AM0.75m | 9:37AM0.75m | 10:29PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.43m | 11:36PM0.24m | 00:35AM0.30m | 6:08PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 11 | NNW 11 | ESE 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | ENE 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 237 | 225 | 145 | 239 | 328 | 328 | 284 | 238 | 203 | 161 | 134 | 242 | 198 | 114 | 88 | 282 | 258 | 248 | 236 | 186 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 11 | N 13 | S 13 | NNW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 86 | 157 | 153 | 225 | 276 | 242 | 229 | 221 | 259 | 242 | 123 | 121 | 123 | 125 | 83 | 273 | 77 | 72 | 71 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 18 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 13 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 150 | 148 | 144 | 99 | 93 | 89 | 125 | 60 | 9 | 121 | 121 | 20 | 82 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 117 | 134 | 187 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 145 | 147 | 273 | 263 | — | 279 | 334 | 435 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 37 | 37 | 116 | 37 | 120 | 44 | 37 | 130 | 211 | 122 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 120 | 116 | 37 | 129 | 129 | 121 | 37 |
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