Pohoiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 19.48° N 154.82° W

Issued: 1 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pohoiki sea temperature is

27.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 8PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (05 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 5					Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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)	3	1	2	3	3	4	4	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	NE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1765	1690	1777	1750	1556	1461	1415	1289	1211	1211	1231	1268	1158	1158	1197	1177	1077	980	874	793	799
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		11:28AM0.88m			10:59PM0.42m					12:29PM0.94m				00:24AM0.49m				1:15PM1.00m
Low Tide				7:14PM0.35m			4:45AM0.19m					7:39PM0.28m				6:01AM0.14m					8:04PM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	27	26	26	26	26	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	26	26	26	27	26	26
Feels °C	28	29	28	29	29	30	28	29	27	27	28	30	30	29	28	28	28	27	28	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	NE 11
kJ	1765	1690	1777	1750	1556	1461	1415	1289	1211	1211	1231	1268	1158	1158	1197	1177	1077	980	874	793	799
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SW 12	S 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	232	167	180	153	137	96	96	94	72	205	274	356	352	422	390	470	498	480	547	520	507
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	S 12	SW 12	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 11	SW 12	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	E 15	E 14	E 14
kJ	195	101	164	69	52	51	50	54	54	72	83	52	50	48	47	65	82	65	209	184	239
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	107	109	115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Blonde Reef HAW - Big Island	Richardsons HAW - Big Island	Pohoiki HAW - Big Island	Pohoiki HAW - Big Island	James Kealoha Beach Park HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	James Kealoha Beach Park HAW - Big Island	James Kealoha Beach Park HAW - Big Island	Richardsons HAW - Big Island	Richardsons HAW - Big Island	James Kealoha Beach Park HAW - Big Island	Richardsons HAW - Big Island	Richardsons HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	37	37	37	37	35	0	0	36	37	36	36	35	35	36	35	35	37	37	37	39	39
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	6	5	8	7	6	6	7	8	5	5	5	5	6	6	9	9	8

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