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Pohoiki surf break

Pohoiki surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 20 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
24.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pohoiki today?

The current surf forecast for Pohoiki at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
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
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)888888877777777788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17316821721721718718615515515615215212411712494113110116168168172177149
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SE
0
E
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		ononononglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
1.04
4:23PM
0.60
5:01AM
1.01
5:06PM
0.63
5:28AM
0.96
5:53PM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12AM
0.22
10:08PM
0.09
11:39AM
0.20
10:46PM
0.15
12:08PM
0.18
11:27PM
0.24
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:56------
Sunset----6:04-------6:05-------6:05---
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222224242322222121222323232322222222232323222222
Feels °C (?)212123232223232121222323242525232323232324242524
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