Big Island Kohala · Big Island · Hawaii
Pololu Valley Surf Report & Forecast, Big Island Kohala, HI
Pololu Valley, Big Island Kohala, Hawaii: 4–5 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale), head high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.5 ft at 12 seconds from the north, with a 20 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 31 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.9 ft at 1:56 pm.
4–5 ft
2–3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 7 ft
- Swell
- 2.5 ft · 12 s · N
- Wind
- 20 mph (E), gusts 31cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.4 ft risinghigh 1.9 ft at 1:56 pm
- Water
- 80°Frashguard
- Air
- 74°Ffeels like 63°F
- Sun
- rise 6:29 amset 5:45 pm
Pololu Valley surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Pololu Valley: 6 pm, Poor, on a rising low tide.
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 Pololu Valley: 8 am, Poor, on a falling mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–6 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 2.5 ft |
| 7 am | 4–6 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 30 | 2.0 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 1.7 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 1.4 ft |
| 10 amnow | 4–5 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 32 | 1.4 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 1.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 29 | 1.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 28 | 1.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 29 | 1.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 27 | 1.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 25 | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 24 | 1.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 24 | 0.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 24 | 2.7 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 25 | 2.3 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 24 | 1.9 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 24 | 1.6 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 25 | 1.4 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 25 | 1.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 26 | 1.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 17 mph onshore (E), gusts 25 | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 19 mph onshore (E), gusts 27 | 1.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 19 mph onshore (E), gusts 28 | 1.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 18 mph onshore (E), gusts 28 | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 17 mph onshore (E), gusts 26 | 1.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 26 | 1.0 ft |
Pololu Valley waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Pololu Valley arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 5.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 33 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 95% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Pololu Valley surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Pololu Valley: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 6–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–5 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–6 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Pololu Valley are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 4–6 ft | Poor | 2.7 ft · 12 s · N | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 29 | 6 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–5 ft | Poor | 3.7 ft · 13 s · N | 15 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 24 | 19 mph onshore (E), gusts 27 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–6 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 12 s · N | 21 mph onshore (E), gusts 37 | 23 mph onshore (E), gusts 39 | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–7 ft | Poor | 2.8 ft · 16 s · N | 18 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 31 | 21 mph onshore (E), gusts 37 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Poor | 6.6 ft · 8 s · ENE | 17 mph onshore (E), gusts 37 | 16 mph onshore (E), gusts 34 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–5 ft | Poor | 5.2 ft · 8 s · ENE | 17 mph onshore (E), gusts 37 | 17 mph onshore (E), gusts 36 | 5 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–6 ft | Poor | 5.7 ft · 8 s · ENE | 20 mph onshore (E), gusts 37 | 18 mph onshore (E), gusts 33 | 5 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–6 ft | Poor | 6.1 ft · 8 s · ENE | 15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 33 | 16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Poor | — | 18 mph cross-shore (E) | 18 mph cross-shore (E) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6–8 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph cross-shore (E) | 25 mph onshore (E) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Pololu Valley are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Pololu Valley tide chart and tide times
Tides at Pololu Valley today, Monday, Nov 9: high 3.3 ft at 3:06 am, low 1.4 ft at 9:45 am, high 1.9 ft at 1:56 pm and low 0.4 ft at 8:11 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.4 ft and rising.
Pololu Valley tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 3.3 ft at 3:06 amLow 1.4 ft at 9:45 amHigh 1.9 ft at 1:56 pmLow 0.4 ft at 8:11 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 3.3 ft at 3:38 amLow 1.4 ft at 10:27 amHigh 1.8 ft at 2:19 pmLow 0.4 ft at 8:39 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 3.2 ft at 4:14 amLow 1.4 ft at 11:18 amHigh 1.6 ft at 2:39 pmLow 0.4 ft at 9:05 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.0 ft at 4:54 amLow 1.5 ft at 12:17 pmHigh 1.5 ft at 2:53 pmLow 0.5 ft at 9:33 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.9 ft at 5:38 amLow 1.5 ft at 2:05 pmHigh 1.5 ft at 2:40 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10:01 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.9 ft at 6:25 amLow 0.9 ft at 10:30 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.8 ft at 7:18 amLow 1.2 ft at 11:07 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.7 ft at 8:14 amLow 1.3 ft at 5:06 pmHigh 1.4 ft at 9:26 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.4 ft at 12:33 amHigh 2.6 ft at 9:05 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Pololu Valley water temperature
The water temperature at Pololu Valley is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 63°F and a 20 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.
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 Pololu Valley
- Kapaniah2.3 mi NW · 3–4 ft · Poor
- Waimanu Bay7.4 mi ESE · 4 ft · Poor
- Waipio Bay11 mi ESE · 5 ft · Poor
- Coast Guard11 mi WNW · 3 ft · Poor
- Spencer Beach Park14 mi SSW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Hapuna16 mi SSW · 0–1 ft · Poor
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About Pololu Valley
Pololu Valley is a beach break on the Kohala of the Big Island, Hawaii, facing northeast.
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