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Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 Jan 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
25.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
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
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
N
1.8
N
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
2.2
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
2
N
2.1
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)668881414141313131312121212121212121111117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2392374845452061192216081543138014751054855746734802636617529446354342282200
Wind
(km/h)
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
0.97
1:55PM
0.49
3:06AM
1.01
2:32PM
0.52
3:37AM
1.04
3:08PM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
0.30
7:48PM
0.07
9:53AM
0.28
8:24PM
0.04
10:19AM
0.26
8:59PM
0.03
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:56------
Sunset----6:00-------6:01-------6:02---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222222222221212121212122222221212121222323232221
Feels °C (?)151515161616171716161617181817171818192021212019
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