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Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 13 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
25.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ENE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)888999998888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)636370119125152152123173173180113881111158686841071071198915983
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
5
SSW
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
0.46
1:24AM
0.87
12:20PM
0.45
2:01AM
0.92
1:13PM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
0.43
5:33PM
0.19
8:38AM
0.38
6:24PM
0.15
9:03AM
0.34
7:08PM
0.11
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:56------
Sunset----5:59-------6:00-------6:00---
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1------------11---
Temp. °C222323232323232323232424242423232323252322222222
Feels °C (?)192121222324252323232322222322222222272019201918
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