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Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
25.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888899998888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)928998986969636568120153761851771201189421711111111111911287
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
20
NW
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
0.50
12:43AM
0.81
10:59AM
0.46
1:24AM
0.87
12:20PM
0.45
2:01AM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.21
8:10AM
0.43
5:33PM
0.19
8:38AM
0.38
6:24PM
0.15
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--5:59-------5:59-------6:00-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1211---12-----------
Temp. °C242424242222222223232322232222232424242423232323
Feels °C (?)242224252120202022222323242222222221212322222324
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