Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 3AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 23ft (7.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 259mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4609 | 6203 | 6791 | 7233 | 7830 | 6095 | 9784 | 11811 | 15968 | 6363 | 2262 | 755 | 931 | 639 | 628 | 569 | 489 | 470 | 428 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:00AM0.76m | 5:02PM0.88m | 5:44AM0.77m | 5:26PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.13m | 10:48AM0.20m | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:31AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 86 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3654 | 5116 | 306 | 232 | 229 | 2055 | 176 | 128 | 4816 | 99 | 195 | 755 | 526 | 639 | 628 | 569 | 489 | 421 | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 19 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 333 | 324 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 229 | 29 | — | — | 99 | 99 | 195 | 46 | 620 | 215 | 219 | 289 | 470 | 428 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 16 | S 18 | N 9 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | 99 | 10 | 150 | 2 | 46 | 254 | 246 | 127 | 41 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4609 | 6203 | 6791 | 7233 | 7830 | 6095 | 9784 | 11811 | 15968 | 6363 | 2262 | 655 | 931 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 106 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 121 | 572 | 572 | 120 | 50 | 39 | 46 | 121 | 123 | 37 | 36 |
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