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Punaluu surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Punaluu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punaluu sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Punaluu today?
The current surf forecast for Punaluu at 7AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Punaluu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 103 | 102 | 122 | 114 | 108 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 97 | 99 | 166 | 91 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:52AM 0.70 | 5:46PM 0.93 | 5:25AM 0.61 | 6:36PM 0.91 | 6:00AM 0.52 | 7:37PM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:17PM 0.18 | 11:00AM 0.02 | 12:10AM 0.23 | 11:32AM 0.04 | 1:13AM 0.30 | 12:08PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
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