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Rock Point/Pohakuloa surfForecast / HAW – Molokai / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rock Point/Pohakuloa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rock Point/Pohakuloa sea temperature is
25.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rock Point/Pohakuloa today?
The current surf forecast for Rock Point/Pohakuloa at 7AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rock Point/Pohakuloa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1064 | 1033 | 888 | 875 | 734 | 678 | 485 | 485 | 572 | 660 | 577 | 492 | 485 | 407 | 331 | 326 | 311 | 301 | 443 | 647 | 1641 | 1568 | 1573 | 1497 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:18AM 0.81 | 11:07AM 0.50 | 1:48AM 0.85 | 11:50AM 0.48 | 2:19AM 0.89 | 12:29PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:03AM 0.46 | 6:01PM 0.10 | 8:40AM 0.43 | 6:34PM 0.07 | 9:11AM 0.42 | 7:07PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
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