Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (12 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
SE
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)888888888888888881010101010812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67605858585857858583616058848442421279694707053148
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
0
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
0.70
11:35PM
0.67
10:03AM
0.64
12:24AM
0.76
10:59AM
0.58
1:02AM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:04AM
0.46
4:26PM
0.22
5:01AM
0.48
5:03PM
0.19
6:32AM
0.46
5:39PM
0.17
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
Sunrise-6:43-------6:43-------6:43------
Sunset----5:42-------5:42-------5:42---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232324252423232223232525242424242424252424232323
Feels °C (?)232326262423242223232424232425252525252324242424
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