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Pohoiki Surf Report & Forecast, Big Island Hilo, Hawaii

Pohoiki, Big Island Hilo, Hawaii: 4–5 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale), head high, at 6 pm HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 5.0 ft at 8 seconds from the east, with a 10 mph cross-shore wind from the northeast. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 8:48 pm.

Fair

4–5 ft

2–3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 7 ft

Swell from the east; wind from the northeast at 10 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces northwest.NSWE
first light 6:01 amrating through the daylast light 6:05 pm
Swell
5.0 ft · 8 s · Eplus 0.9 ft · 13 s · S
Wind
10 mph (NE)cross-shore
Tide
0.6 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 8:48 pm
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
75°Ffeels like 77°F
Sun
rise 6:24 amset 5:42 pm

Pohoiki surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Pohoiki: 8 am, Fair, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Pohoiki today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460234–5 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:24 am5:42 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pohoiki tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460234–4 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Pohoiki: 7 am, Good, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am4 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 232.1 ft
7 am3–4 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 221.5 ft
8 am4–5 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 201.0 ft
9 am4–5 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 200.7 ft
10 am3–4 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.5 ft
11 am3–4 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.6 ft
12 pm3–4 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.9 ft
1 pm4–5 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 191.2 ft
2 pm4–5 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 181.4 ft
3 pm4–5 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 181.5 ft
4 pm3–4 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 181.3 ft
5 pm3–4 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 171.0 ft
6 pmnow3–4 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (ENE)0.6 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am4 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 162.4 ft
7 am4 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 161.8 ft
8 am3–4 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 141.3 ft
9 am3–4 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 140.9 ft
10 am3–4 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 170.6 ft
11 am3–4 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 200.6 ft
12 pm3–4 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 190.7 ft
1 pm3–4 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 180.9 ft
2 pm3–4 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 181.2 ft
3 pm3–4 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 171.3 ft
4 pm3–4 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (NE)1.3 ft
5 pm3–4 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 171.1 ft
6 pm3–4 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 180.7 ft

Pohoiki waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 6 pm, sets at Pohoiki arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 93 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 5.4 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 15 s
Lulls
about 93 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
78% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Pohoiki surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pohoiki: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 3–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–4 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–4 ft and Poor to Fair.

Pohoiki surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2463–5Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 93–4Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 103–4Wed, Nov 11: Poor to FairWedNov 113–6Thu, Nov 12: FairThuNov 123–4Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 133–4Sat, Nov 14: Poor to FairSatNov 143–4Sun, Nov 15: Poor to FairSunNov 154–5Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 164–5Tue, Nov 17: Poor to FairTueNov 174–6Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pohoiki are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Pohoiki 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 93–5 ftFair4.5 ft · 8 s · E13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 2012 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 188 am
Tue, Nov 103–4 ftGood5.4 ft · 8 s · E9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1413 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 187 am
Wed, Nov 113–4 ftPoor to Fair3.9 ft · 8 s · E16 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 2319 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 278 am
Thu, Nov 123–6 ftFair3.6 ft · 8 s · ENE12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 1817 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 247 am
Fri, Nov 133–4 ftFair4.2 ft · 8 s · ENE14 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 2114 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 2112 pm
Sat, Nov 143–4 ftPoor to Fair5.7 ft · 8 s · E12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 1814 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 208 am
Sun, Nov 153–4 ftPoor to Fair3.6 ft · 8 s · ENE16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2415 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2311 am
Mon, Nov 164–5 ftGood3.2 ft · 8 s · ENE5 mph cross-shore (NE)14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 218 am
Tue, Nov 174–5 ftPoor to Fair—13 mph cross-shore (ENE)15 mph cross-shore (ENE)11 am
Wed, Nov 184–6 ftGood—9 mph cross-shore (ENE)13 mph onshore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pohoiki are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pohoiki tide chart and tide times

Tides at Pohoiki today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.9 ft at 3:25 am, low 0.5 ft at 10:03 am, high 1.5 ft at 2:49 pm and low -0.2 ft at 8:48 pm. At 6 pm the tide is 0.6 ft and falling.

Tide height at Pohoiki, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.6 ft, fallingHigh 2.9 ft3:25 amLow 0.5 ft10:03 amHigh 1.5 ft2:49 pmLow -0.2 ft8:48 pmHigh 2.9 ft3:59 amLow 0.6 ft10:43 amHigh 1.3 ft3:20 pmLow -0.2 ft9:17 pmHigh 2.8 ft4:32 amLow 0.6 ft11:24 amHigh 1.1 ft3:46 pmLow -0.2 ft9:44 pm
Tide height at Pohoiki, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Pohoiki tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.9 ft at 3:25 amLow 0.5 ft at 10:03 amHigh 1.5 ft at 2:49 pmLow -0.2 ft at 8:48 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.9 ft at 3:59 amLow 0.6 ft at 10:43 amHigh 1.3 ft at 3:20 pmLow -0.2 ft at 9:17 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.8 ft at 4:32 amLow 0.6 ft at 11:24 amHigh 1.1 ft at 3:46 pmLow -0.2 ft at 9:44 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.6 ft at 5:11 amLow 0.6 ft at 12:12 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 4:17 pmLow -0.1 ft at 10:14 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.5 ft at 5:53 amLow 0.7 ft at 1:09 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 4:50 pmLow 0.1 ft at 10:47 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.4 ft at 6:38 amLow 0.8 ft at 2:19 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 5:42 pmLow 0.3 ft at 11:25 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.3 ft at 7:29 amLow 0.7 ft at 3:34 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 7:16 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.6 ft at 12:18 amHigh 2.2 ft at 8:24 amLow 0.6 ft at 4:24 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 9:37 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.8 ft at 1:46 amHigh 2.1 ft at 9:20 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Pohoiki water temperature

The water temperature at Pohoiki is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 77°F and a 10 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 80 degrees, rashguard; 79 to 80 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood80°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Pohoiki

Spots near Pohoiki with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.PohoikiRichardsonsChocksBay FrontHilo BreakwallHonoli'iPapaikou Mill

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About Pohoiki

Pohoiki is a reef break on the Hilo of the Big Island, Hawaii, facing southeast.

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