Punaluu Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Big Island, USA)
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Punaluu Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SE | Wind NW
Sea Temperature Today is: 26.8 °C
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| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
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Punaluu in Big Island is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Ideal winds are from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks peel to the right as well as a left hand reef break.. Beware of rips and sharks.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Kaalualu Point, 9 km from Punaluu.
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Punaluu Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Keauhou Bay Kailua Kona wx, 74 km from Punaluu.
| - |  Partly Cloudy | Air temperature 28.4 °C |
Buoy Data:
At Hilo, Hawaii, HI, 68 miles from Punaluu.
| 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Overall Punaluu Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in July
This picture illustrates the combination of swells directed at Punaluu through a typica... (show all text)
The figure describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different direction... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single Punaluu surf consistency graph.
Also see Punaluu surf quality by season and Punaluu surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to HAW - Big Island surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Punaluu
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punaluu:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break6 mi
- Third closest break8 mi
- Fourth closest break28 mi
- Fifth closest break30 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punaluu:
- Closest wave buoy68 mi
- Second closest wave buoy150 mi
- Third closest wave buoy196 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy216 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy221 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punaluu:
- Closest tide station7 mi
- Second closest tide station39 mi
- Third closest tide station49 mi
- Fourth closest tide station52 mi
- Fifth closest tide station58 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punaluu:
- Closest ski area2502 mi
- Second closest ski area2503 mi
- Third closest ski area2509 mi
- Fourth closest ski area2516 mi
- Fifth closest ski area2517 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Punaluu is Bradshaw Aaf Airport (BSF) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 85 km (53 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Punaluu is Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA), also in Usa Hawaii Isl., 95 km (59 miles) away.
- Third is Hilo International Airport (ITO) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 99 km (61 miles) away.
- Waimea Kohala (Kamuela) Airport (MUE) in Usa Hawaii Isl. is 112 km (70 miles) away.
- Upolu (Opolu) Airport (UPP) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Punaluu and is 144 km (89 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Punaluu, HAW - Big Island. Use the tab navigation above to view Punaluu sea temperature, Punaluu photographs, Punaluu detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Punaluu webcams, current wind from HAW - Big Island live weather stations and Punaluu tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Punaluu.
FEATURE UPDATE: we now show red swell icons for 'open sea' swells that are travelling in an unfavourable direction for the surf break. In places, these swells may still wrap around coastlines and produce smaller waves at some breaks. They are also significant for windsurfers and other water users that tend to venture further off-shore.
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