Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 19 Feb 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
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 7AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (19 Feb)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (19 Feb)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.1
E
2
E
2.4
ENE
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)910999101010101099999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83396413231569146414511361123311967665861006102710067666781027612680614549549490425
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27AM
0.96
4:52PM
0.79
4:53AM
0.89
5:36PM
0.82
5:19AM
0.80
6:26PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
0.12
10:51AM
0.11
10:44PM
0.19
11:17AM
0.10
11:28PM
0.27
11:46AM
0.10
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---6:45-------6:45-------6:43----
Sunset------6:20-------6:21-------6:21-
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
111-11-1222232212231---1
Temp. °C222221222222222222222122222222222221212123232222
Feels °C (?)191818201920202121212022202121212322222224232424
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