Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 8PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 613 | 579 | 643 | 890 | 879 | 868 | 847 | 815 | 670 | 662 | 644 | 616 | 777 | 1338 | 935 | 1603 | 2561 | 3103 | 3627 | 3834 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.10m | 3:34AM0.69m | 4:05PM1.05m | 4:17AM0.73m | 4:35PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39AM0.01m | 10:06PM0.15m | 9:23AM0.05m | 10:35PM0.13m | 10:06AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 265 | 266 | 579 | 643 | 890 | 879 | 365 | 374 | 815 | 670 | 662 | 644 | 537 | 777 | 1338 | 935 | 1603 | 2055 | 2643 | 3077 | 306 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 627 | 613 | 173 | 173 | 16 | 16 | 868 | 847 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 522 | 515 | 429 | 429 | 411 | 333 | 324 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | N 9 | SE 12 | NW 8 | SE 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 22 | S 22 |
| kJ | 173 | 173 | 13 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 1 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 272 | 316 | 308 | 308 | — | — | 383 | 437 | 460 | 549 | 616 | — | 253 | 204 | 2 | 2561 | 3103 | 3627 | 3834 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 211 | 213 | 116 | 116 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 110 | 110 | 121 | 110 | 110 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 97 | 110 | 106 | 110 | 110 |
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