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Old Kona Airport State Park in Big Island is a reasonably exposed beach and reef break that is usually a safe bet and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around high tide. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include urchins, rips, rocks and locals.

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Overall Old Kona Airport State Park 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Hawaii - Big Island surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Old Kona Airport State Park

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Old Kona Airport State Park:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Honokohau Harbour	1 mi
Second closest break	Pine Trees	2 mi
Third closest break	Hulihee Palace	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Honls	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Kona Tiki	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Old Kona Airport State Park:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	211 mi
Second closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	296 mi
Third closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	302 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	305 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	479 mi
Tide stations nearest to Old Kona Airport State Park:
Closest tide station	Kailua Kona, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii (2)	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Napoopoo, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	15 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Kawaihae, Big Island, Hawaii (2)	29 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Old Kona Airport State Park:
Closest ski area	Mt Ashland (United States)	2489 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Shasta (United States)	2490 mi
Third closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	2499 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	2510 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	2512 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Old Kona Airport State Park:
Closest city location	Kailua-Kona (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Kona Airport - Hawaii (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Holualoa (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Kalaoa (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Honalo (United States)	10 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Old Kona Airport State Park is Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Old Kona Airport State Park is Bradshaw Aaf Airport (BSF), also in Usa Hawaii Isl., 52 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is Waimea Kohala (Kamuela) Airport (MUE) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 54 km (34 miles) away.
• Upolu (Opolu) Airport (UPP) in USA is 70 km (43 miles) away.
• Hilo International Airport (ITO) in Usa Hawaii Isl. is the fifth nearest airport to Old Kona Airport State Park and is 103 km (64 miles) away.