Pohoiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.48° N 154.82° W

Pohoiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pohoiki sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.8° 

Pohoiki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SE
10
4
SE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
1.1
S
16
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4297
2860
933
1165
956
620
624
553
491
470
428
422
416
333
324
250
250
240
229
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
45
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:44AM0.77m
5:26PM0.78m
6:31AM0.76m
5:46PM0.69m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.13m
11:31AM0.29m
11:56PM0.15m
12:19PM0.38m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:45
 mm
26
21
18
4
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
22
22
25
26
28
27
28
29
28
28
28
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
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