Surf Forecasts:
Rock Point/Pohakuloa surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, ENE swell with 461 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 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rock Point/Pohakuloa over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, checking the long-range for Rock Point—also known as Rock Point/Pohakuloa. This is a reef and point break that’s picky about the wind, and it’s inconsistent, so you gotta pick your moments.
The first week and a half is a bust. From Friday, August 7th, all the way through the morning of Sunday, August 16th, the surf is just poor. The wind is almost always a cross breeze, often a fresh one, so the ocean is lumpy and messy. The swell comes in, but it’s short period—mostly 6 to 8 seconds—and the direction is all over the place. The combined wave energy starts weak at 73 and climbs to a strong 969, but it doesn’t matter because the surface is wrecked. Wave heights go from 0.3m up to 2.4m, but it’s all for the kite surfers, not the paddle crew.
The first real chance comes on the morning of Sunday, August 16th, when the swell hits 2.4m from the ENE with an 11-second period and a very strong energy of 1298. The water temp is normal for the season, around 27°. But the wind is still a fresh cross-shore, so it’s only marginal—questionable tides. That’s expert-only territory, and it won’t be clean.
The one morning to save is Wednesday, August 19th. That morning, the swell drops to a clean 1.3m from the NE, with an 8-second period and a moderate energy of 230. The wind goes light north-east, creating a cross-offshore breeze, and the report says "clean." This is exactly what Rock Point needs. It’s inconsistent, so you’ll sit and wait, and it’s often crowded, but that glassy morning is the only standout in the whole window.
After that, it’s back to small, cross-shore chop and weak energy through the rest of the 16th.
-Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNW 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 9 | 235 | 179 | 208 | 307 | 285 | 350 | 411 | 407 | 337 | 376 | 311 | 239 | 221 | 212 | 208 | 328 | 273 | 289 | 385 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:45AM0.79m | 12:36PM0.87m | 10:02PM0.43m | 1:17PM0.93m | 11:48PM0.45m | 1:54PM0.97m | 00:51AM0.50m | 2:28PM0.98m | 1:43AM0.55m | 2:58PM0.97m | 2:31AM0.59m | 3:26PM0.92m | 3:18AM0.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.11m | 8:33PM0.42m | 5:16AM0.07m | 8:26PM0.39m | 6:14AM0.03m | 8:43PM0.35m | 7:04AM0.01m | 9:06PM0.31m | 7:49AM0.02m | 9:30PM0.28m | 8:31AM0.07m | 9:54PM0.24m | |||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | NE 9 | SW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 45 | 49 | 28 | 68 | 33 | 28 | 89 | 57 | 54 | 81 | 71 | 64 | 121 | 103 | 85 | 78 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | NNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 50 | 44 | 70 | 24 | 65 | 64 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 106 | 62 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 7 | W 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 39 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 61 | 235 | 179 | 208 | 307 | 285 | 350 | 411 | 407 | 337 | 376 | 311 | 239 | 221 | 212 | 208 | 328 | 273 | 289 | 385 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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