Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 99 | 102 | 148 | 155 | 106 | 298 | 376 | 356 | 728 | 868 | 858 | 847 | 381 | 723 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:44AM1.07m | 4:06PM0.55m | 5:35AM1.03m | 4:47PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM-0.01m | 11:27AM0.30m | 10:10PM0.02m | 12:31PM0.33m | 10:52PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 166 | 516 | 484 | 447 | 441 | 435 | 429 | 417 | 317 | 299 | 186 | 176 | 356 | 728 | 868 | 858 | 847 | 381 | 723 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 330 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 99 | 102 | 148 | 151 | 106 | 284 | 222 | 28 | 20 | 268 | 95 | 119 | 198 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | ESE 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 18 | E 5 | S 18 | S 17 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 12 | NNE 11 | E 5 | S 13 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 176 | 162 | 160 | 121 | 45 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 155 | 23 | 298 | 376 | 74 | 55 | 36 | 91 | 18 | 219 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 42 | — | 45 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 55 | 14 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 107 | 107 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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