Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 1PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 11 | E 8 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
500 | 434 | 403 | 515 | 515 | 498 | 459 | 695 | 434 | 532 | 791 | 881 | 694 | 602 | 497 | 467 | 551 | 531 | 541 | 846 | 618 | 434 | 1060 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:58AM0.84m | 5:18PM0.68m | 6:56AM0.82m | 5:43PM0.59m | 8:15AM0.81m | 6:04PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.36m | 11:48PM0.11m | 1:07PM0.44m | 00:29AM0.14m | 3:17PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 | S 17 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 |
500 | 434 | 403 | 515 | 515 | 381 | 459 | 355 | 363 | 532 | 791 | 881 | 694 | 602 | 213 | 320 | 431 | 302 | 478 | 478 | 466 | 377 | 1060 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 18 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 14 |
363 | 333 | 333 | 59 | 55 | 498 | 128 | 412 | 432 | 526 | 513 | 401 | 376 | 362 | 296 | 467 | 401 | 478 | 399 | 846 | 618 | 375 | 395 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | ESE 11 | E 15 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | S 13 | S 18 |
28 | 83 | 68 | 17 | 38 | 177 | 65 | 443 | 32 | 102 | 142 | 165 | 219 | 215 | 279 | 279 | 153 | 193 | 199 | 157 | 325 | 434 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | 403 | 381 | — | 381 | 695 | 434 | 436 | 447 | 335 | 434 | 363 | 497 | 194 | 551 | 531 | 541 | — | — | — | 336 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 97 | 37 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 37 | 37 | 116 | 37 | 211 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 132 | 220 | 132 | 116 | 35 |
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