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), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 9PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | E 8 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
403 | 515 | 515 | 498 | 574 | 695 | 432 | 532 | 663 | 753 | 819 | 603 | 549 | 425 | 475 | 1033 | 883 | 964 | 502 | 686 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 8 | S 11 |
403 | 403 | 515 | 381 | 408 | 355 | 411 | 436 | 663 | 753 | 819 | 468 | 549 | 425 | 316 | 1033 | 883 | 964 | 502 | 367 | 375 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 18 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 11 | S 16 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 10 | S 15 | ESE 8 | S 14 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | S 14 | S 11 | S 13 |
333 | 515 | 55 | 498 | 459 | 412 | 432 | 532 | 417 | 401 | 376 | 603 | 279 | 185 | 401 | 188 | 199 | 157 | 366 | 686 | 421 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | S 17 | S 10 | S 16 | E 14 | E 8 | E 13 | S 15 | E 13 | S 15 | E 13 | E 12 | N 10 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
68 | 59 | 38 | 177 | 128 | 443 | 32 | 526 | 66 | 68 | 219 | 367 | 165 | 279 | 199 | 193 | 2 | 125 | 401 | 412 | 401 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
— | — | 381 | — | 574 | 695 | 423 | — | 447 | 335 | 402 | — | 424 | 283 | 475 | 294 | 470 | 458 | 408 | — | 329 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 213 | 220 | 37 | 37 | 116 | 35 | 37 | 116 | 213 | 213 | 37 | 40 | 35 |
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