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Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 18 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
24.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 3PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (18 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
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)
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
N
0.9
N
1
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)161616151515151212121111111111111110131310101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)326322401302283347343353347336319307302297284231223210164164164174237233
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crossglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55AM
0.95
3:20PM
0.86
3:23AM
0.90
3:58PM
0.92
3:52AM
0.84
4:38PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14AM
0.09
9:19PM
0.14
9:38AM
0.05
10:01PM
0.17
10:05AM
0.03
10:47PM
0.23
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise-6:24-------6:24-------6:22------
Sunset----6:29-------6:29-------6:30---
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2--12-----1-1421--------
Temp. °C222323232323232323232424242523232323242424242424
Feels °C (?)232525252627262626262625242625242323242324252525
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