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Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 10 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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 142 | 142 | 172 | 169 | 164 | 163 | 164 | 142 | 142 | 146 | 94 | 94 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:33AM 0.87 | 8:42PM 0.50 | 8:20AM 0.79 | 10:22PM 0.57 | 9:10AM 0.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:15AM 0.26 | 2:56PM 0.26 | 1:24AM 0.37 | 3:44PM 0.24 | 3:04AM 0.46 | 4:26PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
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