Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 7AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 146mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, strong winds from the E by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1352 | 1229 | 1113 | 1067 | 1021 | 916 | 896 | 875 | 805 | 769 | 732 | 761 | 805 | 805 | 871 | 891 | 829 | 829 | 943 | 1035 | 1035 | 1064 | 1039 | 1110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:21AM0.61m | 1:37PM0.91m | 1:53AM0.70m | 2:04PM0.91m | 2:26AM0.79m | 2:31PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.19m | 8:07PM0.18m | 7:41AM0.17m | 8:26PM0.14m | 8:20AM0.16m | 8:48PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1352 | 1229 | 1113 | 1067 | 1021 | 916 | 896 | 875 | 805 | 769 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 146 | 190 | 142 | 326 | 424 | 307 | 288 | 743 | 768 | 555 | 415 |
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 | S 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 171 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 115 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 103 | 72 | 19 | 33 | 51 | 57 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 103 | 102 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 91 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 83 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 69 | 39 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 51 | 72 | 73 | 23 | 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 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 732 | 761 | 805 | 805 | 871 | 891 | 829 | 829 | 943 | 1035 | 1035 | 1064 | 1039 | 1110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 110 | 37 | 211 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 39 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
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