Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 12AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
579 | 643 | 890 | 879 | 868 | 847 | 815 | 670 | 662 | 644 | 602 | 678 | 1201 | 934 | 1544 | 1850 | 2444 | 2701 | 3406 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:34AM0.69m | 4:05PM1.05m | 4:17AM0.73m | 4:35PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.15m | 9:23AM0.05m | 10:35PM0.13m | 10:06AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | E 11 | S 14 | E 11 |
272 | 643 | 890 | 308 | 365 | 368 | 815 | 670 | 662 | 644 | 537 | 678 | 1201 | 934 | 1544 | 411 | 2444 | 324 | 2945 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 8 | S 14 | S 22 | S 14 |
579 | 173 | 16 | 879 | 868 | 847 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 522 | 515 | 429 | 429 | 2 | 333 | 9 | 306 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | NW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 22 | S 22 |
173 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 3 | 35 | 24 | 25 | — | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NW 8 | NE 7 | NW 8 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | 316 | 308 | — | — | — | 383 | 449 | 475 | 536 | 602 | — | 2 | 229 | 2 | 1850 | 429 | 2701 | 3406 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 121 | 209 | 44 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 211 | 121 | 110 | 110 | 44 | 44 | 53 | 97 | 211 | 110 | 110 | 110 |
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