Palemano Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Palemano Point in Big Island is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. A left hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of urchins, rips, rocks and locals.

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Overall Palemano 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 Palemano Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Manini Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Kahalu'u Beach Park	8 mi
Third closest break	Kahalu u	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Disappearing Sands	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Magics	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Palemano Point:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	204 mi
Second closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	306 mi
Third closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	310 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	311 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	492 mi
Tide stations nearest to Palemano Point:
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 Palemano Point:
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)	2503 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	2513 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	2515 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Palemano Point:
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)	13 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Palemano Point is Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 33 km (20 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Palemano Point 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., 66 km (41 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 Palemano Point and is 97 km (60 miles) away.