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Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Pohoiki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pohoiki sea temperature is
24.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 3PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)1177777777878888888888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)282188183183216217223230235176242255263263263223187187187160160183181155
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
1.05
3:44PM
0.58
4:34AM
1.04
4:23PM
0.60
5:01AM
1.01
5:06PM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
0.03
10:46AM
0.24
9:33PM
0.05
11:12AM
0.22
10:08PM
0.09
11:39AM
0.20
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:56----
Sunset------6:02-------6:04-------6:05-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222232323232323222222232424232222212123232323
Feels °C (?)212021212021212222212121222323232323222224232324
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