Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 11 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
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.6
N
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888888888888881399998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14911611611312210010098989881696363708757676185209205201138180
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
S
10
W
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
0.74
9:01AM
0.50
12:43AM
0.81
10:59AM
0.46
1:24AM
0.87
12:20PM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
0.50
4:36PM
0.21
8:10AM
0.43
5:33PM
0.19
8:38AM
0.38
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset5:58-------5:59-------5:59-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------22------12----
Temp. °C232322222222242424232222222222232322222322222424
Feels °C (?)222422232221242325242021202021222322242322222221
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