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Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 08 Feb 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
24.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 3PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (08 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (08 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.8
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
3
ENE
2
NNE
3
E
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
3
E
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
Period(s) (?)778888889998999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127147159223316368640979795671691120163712016316667441454828778713713666651
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNE
25
NE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
0.62
9:01PM
0.69
5:53AM
0.55
10:53PM
0.71
12:16AM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
0.22
3:16AM
0.53
2:00PM
0.24
3:18PM
0.26
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:15-------6:15-------6:15---
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
111--3612532211111---1332
Temp. °C222222212221212121212223232222222223232322222222
Feels °C (?)212220181919202020192021222120191922222222211917
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