Pohoiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 19.48° N 154.82° W

Issued: 1 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pohoiki sea temperature is

27.2°C

Pohoiki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (06 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 7AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (06 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (06 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 6								Monday 7								Tuesday 8
	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	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	E 14	NE 9	E 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1461	1415	1289	1247	1211	1231	1268	1138	1119	1036	1036	1041	931	844	698	645	572	604	538	488	365	307	284	280
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide					12:29PM0.94m				00:24AM0.49m				1:15PM1.00m				1:17AM0.58m				1:53PM1.02m
Low Tide		4:45AM0.19m					7:39PM0.28m				6:01AM0.14m					8:04PM0.22m			7:00AM0.10m					8:30PM0.17m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	1	1	—	1	2	4	4	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	26	26
Feels °C	29	30	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	27	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8
kJ	1461	1415	1289	1247	1211	1231	1268	1138	1119	1036	1036	1041	931	844	698	645	572	604	538	488	365	307	255	211
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 14	E 13	E 13
kJ	96	96	94	72	205	274	356	352	422	419	498	498	480	547	520	507	507	494	392	381	376	293	284	280
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	54	74	54	54	72	51	51	68	66	65	64	62	50	155	181	239	250	315	306	315	315	371	371	366
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 3	SE 4	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66	90	86	4	6	138	111	111	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	35	0	35	37	36	36	35	0	0	35	36	37	116	50	46	39	36	35	36	37	37	37	36	37
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island	Hilo Breakwall	Hilo Breakwall	Tombstones	Chocks	Chocks	Chocks	Tombstones	Magics	Palemano Point	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls	Chocks	Kahalu'u Beach Park	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls	Coast Guard	Kohala Lighthouse	Kohala Lighthouse	Kohala Lighthouse	Kohala Lighthouse	Kohala Lighthouse	Kohala Lighthouse	Kohala Lighthouse	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	The Cove HAW - Maui	Tunnels HAW - Molokai	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Coast Guard HAW - Big Island	Kohala Lighthouse HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Peahi/Jaws HAW - Maui	Peahi/Jaws HAW - Maui	Pier One HAW - Maui	Pier One HAW - Maui	Kohala Lighthouse HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Peahi/Jaws HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	9	7	6	7	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	9	8	8	7	6	6	9	9	9	9

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