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Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 24 Jan 2026 HST
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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
24.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)--
Afternoon (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777777777888897788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106100971001051058989799174677272717153535357110110110107
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on		ononononglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
0.70
6:56AM
0.69
9:29PM
0.74
7:34AM
0.59
11:05PM
0.81
8:51AM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.44
1:59PM
0.16
3:26AM
0.51
2:58PM
0.16
6:28AM
0.48
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:54-------6:54--
Sunset6:06-------6:07-------6:07-------
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C232322222222232423222222212223232322222222232425
Feels °C (?)232524242424242524242525232424232323242424262525
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