Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 11 Dec 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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Dec)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1279474747676765858605858585857859283986058424242
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
0
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
0
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
0.79
10:22PM
0.57
9:10AM
0.70
11:35PM
0.67
10:03AM
0.64
12:24AM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:44PM
0.24
3:04AM
0.46
4:26PM
0.22
5:01AM
0.48
5:03PM
0.19
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
Sunrise-6:43-------6:43-------6:43------
Sunset----5:40-------5:42-------5:42---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232324252524232322222425242323222323252524242423
Feels °C (?)212226252424232222222625232323222424252423242423
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