Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 8PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
230 | 190 | 373 | 480 | 448 | 398 | 399 | 395 | 651 | 417 | 254 | 326 | 322 | 434 | 220 | 198 | 226 | 206 | 206 | 200 | 179 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:48PM0.99m | 2:44AM0.66m | 3:13PM0.98m | 3:19AM0.72m | 3:38PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.20m | 8:34AM0.09m | 9:39PM0.17m | 9:09AM0.11m | 10:01PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 19 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
188 | 399 | 304 | 480 | 188 | 239 | 215 | 215 | 183 | 186 | 181 | 181 | 284 | 434 | 203 | 195 | 167 | 167 | 142 | 106 | 120 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ESE 9 | S 20 | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | ENE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | E 14 | S 13 |
230 | 52 | 373 | 273 | 448 | 398 | 341 | 421 | 651 | 417 | 254 | 288 | 322 | 85 | 159 | 198 | 189 | 187 | 173 | 200 | 171 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 20 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 | E 16 | SSW 11 | ENE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 14 | S 14 | E 14 |
106 | 190 | 53 | 52 | 98 | 99 | 399 | 395 | 47 | 71 | 218 | 326 | 45 | 23 | 84 | 155 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 129 | 179 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | N 7 | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
— | 162 | 172 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208 | 226 | 220 | — | 226 | 15 | — | 42 | 65 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 211 | 211 | 37 | 116 | 116 | 35 | 116 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 116 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 121 | 211 | 211 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
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