Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
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 Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | ENE 7 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
346 | 291 | 291 | 253 | 220 | 186 | 230 | 154 | 373 | 480 | 448 | 398 | 399 | 395 | 651 | 417 | 254 | 326 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:11AM0.60m | 2:48PM0.99m | 2:44AM0.66m | 3:13PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.24m | 7:58AM0.10m | 9:18PM0.20m | 8:34AM0.09m | 9:39PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | S 19 | ENE 7 | S 18 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | E 7 |
346 | 85 | 291 | 253 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 154 | 304 | 480 | 188 | 398 | 238 | 209 | 209 | 195 | 215 | 288 | 226 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 20 | S 17 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
183 | 162 | 232 | 165 | 107 | 162 | 230 | 399 | 373 | 273 | 448 | 99 | 341 | 421 | 651 | 417 | 254 | 326 | 284 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | N 8 | S 16 |
56 | 42 | 85 | 107 | 46 | 32 | 106 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 134 | 399 | 395 | 47 | 71 | 218 | 11 | 322 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — |
— | 291 | — | — | 220 | 186 | — | — | 139 | 149 | 269 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | 209 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 211 | 129 | 121 | 121 | 129 | 37 | 211 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 37 | 110 | 116 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 37 | 123 |
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