Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 12AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 81 | 75 | 250 | 196 | 196 | 255 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 284 | 386 | 575 | 601 | 603 | 608 | 588 | 548 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:35AM0.80m | 5:07PM0.54m | 7:38AM0.75m | 4:25PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.15m | 1:01PM0.45m | 11:46PM0.20m | 3:30PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 43 | 74 | 250 | 196 | 196 | 255 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 284 | 386 | 575 | 601 | 603 | 205 | 588 | 548 | 476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NNE 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 84 | 81 | 75 | 18 | 88 | 81 | 17 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 27 | 113 | 127 | 210 | 19 | 195 | 190 | 283 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 78 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 108 | 67 | 66 | 20 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | — | SE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 94 | — | — | — | 57 | 75 | 31 | 74 | 108 | 124 | 124 | 70 | — | 12 | — | 608 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 97 | 106 | 106 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 36 |
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