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Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?
The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 10PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 92 | 144 | 181 | 416 | 434 | 549 | 499 | 465 | 409 | 367 | 367 | 328 | 294 | 259 | 259 | 227 | 196 | 191 | 193 | 143 | 120 | 165 | 287 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:42AM 1.18 | 3:09PM 0.53 | 4:28AM 1.16 | 3:57PM 0.51 | 5:14AM 1.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:23PM -0.06 | 10:34AM 0.25 | 9:06PM -0.05 | 11:24AM 0.25 | 9:50PM -0.01 | 12:16PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
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