Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Apr 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 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)1413131313131388887777777777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2392292221681661661631691871871871831831831501521271241351341341719898
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46AM
0.76
3:43PM
1.06
3:20AM
0.69
4:25PM
1.08
3:55AM
0.62
5:12PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
0.21
8:55AM
-0.01
10:04PM
0.23
9:26AM
-0.02
10:56PM
0.26
10:00AM
-0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:00-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
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part cloud
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232322232424242323232323232323232323232324242423
Feels °C (?)242423242525242424242324242324252526252424242524
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