
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 12AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
972 | 895 | 803 | 785 | 687 | 670 | 596 | 682 | 682 | 681 | 742 | 829 | 829 | 939 | 1188 | 1251 | 1251 | 1192 | 1769 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:53AM0.70m | 2:04PM0.91m | 2:26AM0.79m | 2:31PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.18m | 7:41AM0.17m | 8:26PM0.14m | 8:20AM0.16m | 8:48PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | N 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
972 | 895 | 803 | 785 | 687 | 670 | 71 | 51 | 68 | 64 | 58 | 146 | 206 | 234 | 375 | 573 | 639 | 545 | 514 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 10 | S 12 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SE 9 | NNW 9 |
110 | 108 | 105 | 103 | 72 | 71 | 33 | 69 | 57 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 103 | 102 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 350 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 11 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
55 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 32 | 66 | 62 | 24 | 69 | 21 | 68 | 31 | 30 | 52 | 25 | 37 | 57 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 596 | 682 | 682 | 681 | 742 | 829 | 829 | 939 | 1188 | 1251 | 1251 | 1192 | 1769 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 116 | 36 | 36 | 123 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
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