Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 9PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
192 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 223 | 197 | 180 | 168 | 93 | 132 | 86 | 90 | 83 | 163 | 223 | 339 | 339 | 291 | 353 | 447 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:03PM0.91m | 4:31AM0.81m | 4:27PM0.85m | 5:12AM0.83m | 4:52PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.15m | 10:24PM0.11m | 10:25AM0.20m | 10:48PM0.10m | 11:08AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 19 | ENE 8 |
146 | 144 | 144 | 103 | 98 | 223 | 197 | 180 | 168 | 93 | 74 | 66 | 90 | 83 | 86 | 223 | 79 | 339 | 51 | 273 | 447 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 10 | E 9 | S 10 | SSW 19 |
121 | 82 | 107 | 71 | 102 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 69 | 69 | 132 | 85 | 57 | 57 | 81 | 79 | 107 | 78 | 44 | 48 | 295 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 6 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 18 | S 19 | E 9 | S 10 |
86 | 86 | 30 | 75 | 48 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 84 | 82 | 21 | 42 | 29 | 112 | 188 | 45 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
192 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | — | — | — | — | 81 | 102 | 86 | — | — | 163 | 215 | 339 | — | 291 | 353 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 211 | 121 | 37 | 37 | 123 | 121 | 44 | 37 | 211 | 213 | 42 | 0 | 44 | 42 | 110 | 110 | 211 | 211 | 121 | 110 |
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