Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 3AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (19 Dec)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)9998888888888811111111131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)264264212207239239239255255202202197169157426371364358772852775638617529
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
1.01
2:36PM
0.51
3:50AM
1.02
3:11PM
0.50
4:24AM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56PM
0.06
10:06AM
0.29
8:31PM
0.05
10:40AM
0.29
9:04PM
0.04
11:14AM
0.29
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-----6:47-------6:48-------6:48--
Sunset5:44-------5:45-------5:45-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C252525242424252625252525242526252524242323232424
Feels °C (?)262727262626252626272727252627252625262524232524
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