Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 196 | 239 | 300 | 234 | 234 | 279 | 332 | 399 | 553 | 601 | 660 | 647 | 645 | 603 | 539 | 476 | 470 | 481 | 477 | 230 | 477 | 493 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 6:35AM0.80m | 5:07PM0.54m | 7:38AM0.75m | 4:25PM0.49m | 9:18AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.15m | 1:01PM0.45m | 11:46PM0.20m | 3:30PM0.48m | 00:23AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 244 | 196 | 239 | 300 | 234 | 234 | 279 | 332 | 399 | 553 | 601 | 660 | 205 | 195 | 603 | 539 | 476 | 470 | 481 | 477 | 202 | 477 | 493 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 22 | 113 | 127 | 210 | 19 | 19 | 190 | 283 | 276 | 261 | 219 | 249 | 230 | 237 | 234 | 298 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SW 19 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 88 | 11 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 108 | 67 | 66 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 240 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | 58 | 31 | 74 | 111 | 105 | 99 | 39 | — | — | — | 647 | 645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 44 | 44 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
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