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Rock Point/Pohakuloa surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, ENE swell with 770 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rock Point/Pohakuloa this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Rock Point/Pohakuloa in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 17s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rock Point/Pohakuloa over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rusty here, and I'm looking at the Rock Point/Pohakuloa area for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it's a tough pill to swallow. There's plenty of swell, but the wind is gonna have it all chopped up. We've got a persistent cross-breeze that's going to mess up any chance of clean waves. The water temp is about normal for the season. Honestly, with this wind and the size of the waves, this whole stretch looks more like a kiteboarding zone than somewhere to paddle out.
We kick off on Tuesday, July 7th, with a 7.5ft swell from the ENE, but it's a short, weak 8-second period and the combined energy is moderate at 618. A 22 mph cross-wind just shreds it. The report says "poor surf conditions" day after day.
That first week, from the 7th through the 12th of July, the swell stays between 5.9ft and 8.2ft, but it's always got that fresh cross-wind blowing. The combined energy ranges from moderate at 340 to 731, but it's all lumpy and messy. A total write-off.
The second week doesn't save us. From Monday the 13th to Sunday the 19th, the wind eases a little to a moderate breeze at times, but it's still a cross-shore. The swell holds in the 4.9ft to 8.2ft range, with energy from 256 up to a strong 935. Around the 18th, we get an 8.2ft swell from the east with energy at 935, but that cross-chop is still there. On the 21st of July, the swell drops to 2.9ft but the period jumps way up to 16 seconds – a really long period groundswell. But the wind is still a fresh 19 mph cross-shore, ruining it. That long period groundswell on a reef and point setup like Rock Point *could* be magic, but not with wind like that. The last entry on Wednesday, July 22nd, shows a 2.9ft swell with a 14-second period and a score of just 1 out of 10. The wind is still there, a moderate cross-shore. There's just no good window in this whole run. A long, frustrating spell, I'm afraid.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 565 | 606 | 501 | 485 | 419 | 485 | 472 | 456 | 472 | 417 | 340 | 343 | 581 | 581 | 545 | 444 | 582 | 731 | 639 | 494 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:54AM0.56m | 6:49PM0.65m | 10:38AM0.66m | 7:18PM0.59m | 11:48AM0.76m | 7:59PM0.53m | 12:41PM0.86m | 9:48PM0.48m | 1:27PM0.94m | 11:21PM0.47m | 2:10PM0.99m | 00:30AM0.47m | 2:51PM1.02m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.23m | 1:07PM0.50m | 2:35AM0.18m | 3:51PM0.56m | 3:28AM0.13m | 6:58PM0.53m | 4:26AM0.08m | 8:04PM0.48m | 5:22AM0.03m | 8:38PM0.43m | 6:16AM-0.01m | 9:11PM0.40m | 7:07AM-0.04m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | 7:12 | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 84 | 82 | 81 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 31 | 37 | 59 | 54 | 109 | 107 | 129 | 124 | 119 | 110 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | ESE 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 9 | — | S 11 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 18 | W 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 565 | 606 | 501 | 485 | 419 | 485 | 472 | 456 | 472 | 417 | 340 | 343 | 581 | 581 | 545 | 444 | 582 | 731 | 639 | 494 | 456 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 24 | 43 | 24 | 28 | 43 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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