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Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 22 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
24.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (22 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1199187871141451491491531531531531491451451421151151121091091068684
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28AM
0.96
5:53PM
0.65
5:56AM
0.89
6:49PM
0.67
6:24AM
0.80
7:59PM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
0.18
11:27PM
0.24
12:39PM
0.17
12:17AM
0.34
1:15PM
0.16
1:27AM
0.44
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
Sunrise-6:56-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset----6:05-------6:06-------6:06---
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1-111------
Temp. °C222223232323222222222323232323222222232424232323
Feels °C (?)222324232425232324242323242525232324232424242424
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