Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.7
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)88888881616151414131313121212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121121130133137137133229357498789746767653623485444437355325270249202195
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
0.49
7:06PM
0.95
6:10AM
0.43
8:21PM
0.90
8:14AM
0.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
0.35
11:20AM
0.09
2:40AM
0.37
12:13PM
0.17
4:27AM
0.34
1:33PM
0.26
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:56----
Sunset------6:37-------6:38-------6:38-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242423242424242423232323242424242323232324242423
Feels °C (?)252626262525262624242525252525262524242424232323
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