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Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
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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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 2PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | |
306 | 311 | 358 | 410 | 410 | 378 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 432 | 478 | 412 | 453 | 464 | 502 | 346 | 476 | 427 | 466 | 417 | 464 | 527 | 298 | 477 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:25PM0.89m | 00:52AM0.71m | 2:05PM1.00m | 1:34AM0.67m | 2:47PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.09m | 7:31PM0.31m | 7:10AM0.03m | 8:26PM0.28m | 7:44AM-0.02m | 9:19PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | |
1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
306 | 311 | 96 | 410 | 410 | 378 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 432 | 277 | 412 | 453 | 464 | 299 | 346 | 476 | 427 | 466 | 417 | 209 | 209 | 298 | 477 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 10 | S 13 | NNW 9 | N 9 | ENE 7 | N 6 | NW 16 | NNW 15 | NE 7 | SE 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NNW 12 |
103 | 102 | 38 | 38 | 88 | 85 | 32 | 54 | 27 | 40 | 164 | 20 | 129 | 158 | 137 | 95 | 186 | 178 | 163 | 118 | 212 | 217 | 202 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 13 | NNW 9 | S 13 | S 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | N 8 | S 11 | N 8 | S 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | SSE 10 |
57 | 38 | 19 | 66 | 32 | 33 | 54 | 28 | 52 | 46 | 73 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 152 | 146 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 114 | 111 | 74 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
— | — | 358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 478 | — | — | — | 502 | — | — | — | — | — | 464 | 527 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 211 | 211 | 132 | 123 | 116 | 116 | 121 | 39 | 123 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 |
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