Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 4AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 166mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, near gales from the E by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 879 | 868 | 847 | 815 | 670 | 662 | 644 | 636 | 708 | 1201 | 918 | 1432 | 2130 | 3003 | 3478 | 3448 | 3495 | 3980 | 4750 | 4876 | 3748 | 2618 | 1112 | 878 |
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-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34AM0.69m | 4:05PM1.05m | 4:17AM0.73m | 4:35PM0.98m | 5:00AM0.76m | 5:02PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.05m | 10:35PM0.13m | 10:06AM0.11m | 11:02PM0.13m | 10:48AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 46 | 26 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 308 | 365 | 368 | 815 | 670 | 662 | 644 | 636 | 708 | 1201 | 918 | 1432 | 1685 | 2323 | 2938 | 306 | 293 | 289 | 229 | 229 | 3748 | 2024 | 1112 | 878 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 22 | SW 17 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 879 | 868 | 847 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 522 | 515 | 515 | 429 | 411 | 333 | 324 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 229 | 820 | 840 | 595 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | NW 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | — | — | SW 18 | S 21 | S 21 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 3 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | 12 | 9 | 9 | 225 | 293 | 320 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 428 | 437 | 523 | 603 | 616 | — | 218 | 229 | 1 | 2130 | 3003 | 3478 | 3448 | 3495 | 3980 | 4750 | 4876 | — | 2618 | 1016 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 110 | 211 | 116 | 110 | 110 | 44 | 97 | 44 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 116 | 132 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
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