Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
1.5
N
Period(s) (?)8888888888888888888888813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2021691691711711441401401161161161139292898989896981636368772
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
ENE
15
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32PM
0.67
8:00AM
0.58
11:49PM
0.74
9:01AM
0.50
12:43AM
0.81
10:59AM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
0.53
3:40PM
0.22
7:09AM
0.50
4:36PM
0.21
8:10AM
0.43
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:54-------6:56--
Sunset5:58-------5:58-------5:59-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------------133111
Temp. °C232322222222232423232222222224242323222122222222
Feels °C (?)242524242423242423242323232325242426221920202123
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Pohoiki surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Pohoiki at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest