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Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 18 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
24.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)111111777777777888888888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)354342282188183210216216223230230172196223223256223217186187187187186215
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
0
NE
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		onononcross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
1.05
3:44PM
0.58
4:34AM
1.04
4:23PM
0.60
5:01AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
0.03
10:46AM
0.24
9:33PM
0.05
11:12AM
0.22
10:08PM
0.09
11:39AM
0.20
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset6:02-------6:02-------6:04-------
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clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323232223232323232322222223242423222221222323
Feels °C (?)202121212020212121222321212222242323242422242423
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