Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 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 Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 211 | 211 | 161 | 160 | 160 | 232 | 223 | 218 | 221 | 186 | 176 | 143 | 112 | 131 | 122 | 119 | 67 | 51 | 64 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:00PM0.60m | 8:41AM0.72m | 5:46PM0.53m | 10:24AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.47m | 00:55AM0.20m | 3:24PM0.52m | 1:39AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 135 | 211 | 211 | 161 | 160 | 160 | 232 | 223 | 218 | 221 | 186 | 176 | 143 | 112 | 131 | 122 | 119 | 67 | 43 | 59 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 6 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 117 | 123 | 125 | 125 | 82 | 44 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 47 | 64 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 31 | 29 | 71 | 71 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 51 | 36 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | — | — | 32 | 53 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 28 | 26 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 37 | 37 | 121 | 46 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 110 | 116 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 110 | 55 | 35 | 0 |
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