Pohoiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.48° N 154.82° W

Pohoiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pohoiki sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.8° 

Pohoiki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 1PM is: 5.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 Aug)18ft (5.5m)10s
Evening (15 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 133mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
E
12
5
E
11
5.5
E
11
5.5
ESE
10
5
SE
10
3.5
ESE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
1.6
ENE
8
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7260
6309
6565
6355
4617
1931
773
878
709
624
623
555
478
470
428
422
416
333
324
250
246
239
229
Wind (km/h)
45
ENE
40
ENE
55
E
55
ESE
50
ESE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:00AM0.76m
5:02PM0.88m
5:44AM0.77m
5:26PM0.78m
6:31AM0.76m
5:46PM0.69m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.20m
11:29PM0.13m
11:31AM0.29m
11:56PM0.15m
12:19PM0.38m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:45
 mm
6
9
40
24
18
15
5
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
23
20
20
21
22
26
27
28
27
29
27
28
29
29
28
27
25
25
25
24
25
25
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