Pohoiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.48° N 154.82° W

Pohoiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pohoiki sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
ESE
8
2.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
161
201
188
243
250
330
398
466
691
778
1155
1207
1175
1079
1029
901
691
616
521
659
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:51AM0.77m
10:10PM0.40m
12:44PM0.82m
00:08AM0.43m
1:22PM0.88m
Low Tide
8:37PM0.40m
4:35AM0.25m
8:14PM0.36m
5:48AM0.21m
8:25PM0.31m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:42
6:40
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
5
6
6
6
Temp °C
27
28
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
28
29
27
28
28
27
25
26
26
26
26
25
23
24
23
24
26
26
27
27
28
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