Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 161 | 201 | 188 | 243 | 250 | 330 | 398 | 466 | 691 | 778 | 1155 | 1207 | 1175 | 1079 | 1029 | 901 | 691 | 616 | 521 | 659 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:51AM0.77m | 10:10PM0.40m | 12:44PM0.82m | 00:08AM0.43m | 1:22PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.40m | 4:35AM0.25m | 8:14PM0.36m | 5:48AM0.21m | 8:25PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 100 | 201 | 188 | 243 | 250 | 330 | 398 | 466 | 691 | 778 | 1155 | 1207 | 1175 | 1079 | 1029 | 901 | 691 | 616 | 521 | 509 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 46 | 46 | 75 | 84 | 130 | 153 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 103 | 97 | 92 | 89 | 99 | 84 | 89 | 29 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 74 | 43 | 87 | 85 | 15 | 92 | 113 | 74 | 43 | 42 | 71 | 53 | 51 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 59 | 60 | 91 | 89 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 60 | 161 | 75 | — | 54 | 86 | 81 | 81 | 91 | 100 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 659 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 37 | 116 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 121 | 37 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 |
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