Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 Mar 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 5AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NNE
1
NE
1
N
1.5
NNE
0.5
S
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.9
N
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)99999999999991191266796121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58648042237336529435430730720621122116224037576191213189456175781959721
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
0.87
12:07PM
0.47
12:34AM
0.90
1:00PM
0.57
1:15AM
0.92
1:40PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
0.29
5:23PM
0.25
7:31AM
0.23
6:31PM
0.21
7:54AM
0.18
7:23PM
0.19
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:15----
Sunset------6:31-------6:31-------6:31-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222222323232322222222232222222121212122212121
Feels °C (?)212222222221212222222221222018191718171718161616
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