Apua Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Apua Point in Big Island is an exposed reef break that has consistent surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the south southeast. A choice of left and right reefs. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Apua Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Apua Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Keauhou Point	3 mi
Second closest break	Halape	6 mi
Third closest break	Pohoiki	29 mi
Fourth closest break	Shacks	29 mi
Fifth closest break	Kapoho Bay	30 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Apua Point:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	227 mi
Second closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	305 mi
Third closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	308 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	358 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	540 mi
Tide stations nearest to Apua Point:
Closest tide station	Honuapo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	26 mi
Second closest tide station	Hilo, Hilo Bay, Kunio Bay, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	34 mi
Third closest tide station	Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	34 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Hilo, Hilo Bay, Hawaii	34 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Napoopoo, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	50 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Apua Point:
Closest ski area	Mt Ashland (United States)	2470 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Shasta (United States)	2471 mi
Third closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	2477 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	2484 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	2485 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Apua Point:
Closest city location	Volcano (United States)	12 mi
Second closest city location	Pahala (United States)	19 mi
Third closest city location	Mountain View (United States)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Hawaiian Acres (United States)	22 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ainaloa (United States)	23 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Apua Point is Hilo International Airport (ITO) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 54 km (34 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Apua Point is Bradshaw Aaf Airport (BSF), also in Usa Hawaii Isl., 68 km (42 miles) away.
• Third is Waimea Kohala (Kamuela) Airport (MUE) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA) in Usa Hawaii Isl. is 104 km (65 miles) away.
• Upolu (Opolu) Airport (UPP) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Apua Point and is 132 km (82 miles) away.