Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 8 | SSE 14 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 192 | 192 | 191 | 181 | 138 | 112 | 142 | 122 | 122 | 62 | 54 | 57 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 65 | 90 | 62 | 157 | 181 | 238 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:41AM0.72m | 5:46PM0.53m | 10:24AM0.73m | 11:51AM0.77m | 10:10PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM0.52m | 1:39AM0.24m | 2:55AM0.26m | 8:37PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 156 | 192 | 192 | 191 | 181 | 138 | 112 | 142 | 122 | 122 | 62 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 90 | 62 | 157 | 181 | 238 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 71 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 52 | 37 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 61 | 44 | 55 | 87 | 85 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 31 | 29 | 71 | 71 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 21 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 47 | 59 | 65 | 21 | 44 | 40 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 50 | — | — | — | 13 | 29 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 40 | 45 | — | 65 | 49 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 110 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 37 | 107 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 116 | 116 | 35 |
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