Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (24 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.6
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)12111111108899999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)383467524573510422376505599612627641579611619619644644672612531469422406
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.85
10:21PM
0.85
10:21AM
0.39
11:40PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.15
1:39PM
0.22
6:42AM
0.35
3:40PM
0.26
7:07AM
0.29
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:16
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:30-----
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---11111----111---------
Temp. °C232323232222222223232322222222222323232222222222
Feels °C (?)212020201920202021202020212120202120211919202020
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