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Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 12PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 52 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 43 | 48 | 51 | 83 | 130 | 214 | 281 | 397 | 403 | 256 | 466 | 526 | 478 | 531 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:13AM 1.10 | 1:36PM 0.59 | 2:57AM 1.16 | 2:23PM 0.55 | 3:42AM 1.18 | 3:09PM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:51AM 0.28 | 7:41PM -0.05 | 9:43AM 0.25 | 8:23PM -0.06 | 10:34AM 0.25 | 9:06PM -0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
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