Pohoiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.48° N 154.82° W

Pohoiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 3AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 Aug)23ft (7.0m)11s
Evening (15 Aug)18ft (5.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 259mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
E
12
4.5
E
12
5
E
12
5
E
12
5.5
E
12
5
E
11
6.5
E
11
7
ESE
11
8
SE
12
5.5
SE
10
4
SE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.5
ESE
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4609
6203
6791
7233
7830
6095
9784
11811
15968
6363
2262
755
931
639
628
569
489
470
428
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
65
ENE
85
ENE
85
ESE
60
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-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-on
on
High Tide
5:00AM0.76m
5:02PM0.88m
5:44AM0.77m
5:26PM0.78m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.13m
10:48AM0.20m
11:29PM0.13m
11:31AM0.29m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
 mm
2
4
15
8
5
7
24
34
86
44
11
4
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
23
24
23
22
23
21
18
15
14
19
23
25
27
26
28
28
29
29
29
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