Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 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
26.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 2AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)788888888888888888889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)429441409441441409368420432482669761699654655612612555517517529537542498
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
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
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
1.01
2:47PM
0.54
3:56AM
1.00
3:16PM
0.52
4:31AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
0.06
10:04AM
0.29
8:43PM
0.06
10:41AM
0.30
9:12PM
0.07
11:22AM
0.32
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise-----6:30-------6:30-------6:31--
Sunset5:38-------5:38-------5:38-------
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1212---1123432111-111111
Temp. °C242424242424242424232323232424242424242423242424
Feels °C (?)242524232425242525242423222324242424252524262525
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