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Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.7
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)777877788888888161615141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)114159159138134134134143147127130133137137137229357498789735767653623557
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononglassglassonononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
0.55
6:04PM
1.01
5:12AM
0.49
7:06PM
0.95
6:10AM
0.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
0.31
10:38AM
0.03
1:04AM
0.35
11:20AM
0.09
2:40AM
0.37
12:13PM
0.17
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---5:58-------5:56-------5:56----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:38-
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232222232424242423232323242424242323232324242423
Feels °C (?)242324252524252625262625252526262525252525252524
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