Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 15 Apr 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)121212121515151515151414141414131313131313888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)143143143184109107107157110109146138138243239229222168166166163201206201
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:00------
Sunset----6:37-------6:37-------6:37---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232324242323232222232424242323232323242524232323
Feels °C (?)242425252425252324252525252424242525262725242424
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