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Pohoiki 65.4

#2843 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Hawaii · near Hilo

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score65.4 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days3% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell20% period 11 s+
Typical size1.6 m 5.2 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Pohoiki

The best time to surf Pohoiki is January, August, November. It rarely works. In November the water sits around 26°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.6 m. The nearest airport is ITO (35 km) and the nearest town is Hilo (37 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%5%1.8 m25°Cvest
Feb100%3%1.8 m24°Cvest
Mar100%3%1.8 m24°Cvest
Apr100%3%1.6 m25°Cvest
May100%1%1.4 m25°Cboardies
Jun100%1%1.5 m26°Cboardies
Jul100%1%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Aug100%5%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Sep100%1%1.5 m26°Cboardies
Oct100%4%1.6 m27°Cboardies
Nov100%6%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%2%1.9 m26°Cboardies

Why 65.4

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
1.4
Groundswell 12%
3.8
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.6
Water comfort 10%
8.9
Access 10%
9.0

The detail

Faces 135° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 16% of days. Mean peak period 9.7 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 4%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 19.457, -154.843 (OpenStreetMap).

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