Punaluu surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 12 Jul 2025 HST
Forecast 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
25.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Punaluu today?

The current surf forecast for Punaluu at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Punaluu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
SE
0.5
S
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)88888888777718181817161616915101010666676666777788888888788888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)313347303331361332351408432450429458508448400331336402380361343363369327366382371365401352357350345440480464402404385350384390327326331315325319378387347337360381388465499415401398
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
1.00
5:19AM
0.53
5:47PM
0.96
6:09AM
0.56
6:21PM
0.91
7:05AM
0.59
6:56PM
0.82
8:09AM
0.64
7:34PM
0.73
9:22AM
0.70
8:20PM
0.62
10:41AM
0.76
9:23PM
0.52
11:54AM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
0.06
12:04AM
0.16
10:52AM
0.10
12:37AM
0.14
11:37AM
0.17
1:10AM
0.13
12:30PM
0.25
1:46AM
0.12
1:36PM
0.34
2:26AM
0.12
3:07PM
0.40
3:13AM
0.12
5:08PM
0.42
4:09AM
0.11
6:59PM
0.37
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset--7:02-------7:02-------7:02-------7:02-------7:02-------7:01-------7:01-------7:01-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252625242424242525262525242424262726262524242425262626252524242526262625242424252726262525252425262626252525252527272625
Feels °C (?)242524212222232322252423222222252625262523222223242424232323232323242423222323232524242323232223232424232323232325252423
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