Manini Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Manini Beach in Big Island is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. A left hand reef. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Beware of urchins, rips, rocks and locals.

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Overall Manini Beach 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 Manini Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Palemano Point	1 mi
Second closest break	Kahalu u	8 mi
Third closest break	Kahalu'u Beach Park	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Disappearing Sands	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Magics	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Manini Beach:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	205 mi
Second closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	305 mi
Third closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	310 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	310 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	492 mi
Tide stations nearest to Manini Beach:
Closest tide station	Napoopoo, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii	13 mi
Third closest tide station	Kailua Kona, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	14 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii (2)	14 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Honuapo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	36 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Manini Beach:
Closest ski area	Mt Ashland (United States)	2493 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Shasta (United States)	2495 mi
Third closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	2502 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	2512 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	2514 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Manini Beach:
Closest city location	Captain Cook (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Kealakekua (United States)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Honalo (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Holualoa (United States)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kailua-Kona (United States)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Manini Beach is Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 33 km (20 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Manini Beach is Bradshaw Aaf Airport (BSF), also in Usa Hawaii Isl., 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is Waimea Kohala (Kamuela) Airport (MUE) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 65 km (40 miles) away.
• Upolu (Opolu) Airport (UPP) in USA is 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Hilo International Airport (ITO) in Usa Hawaii Isl. is the fifth nearest airport to Manini Beach and is 96 km (60 miles) away.