Punaluu surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 HST
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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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punaluu today?

The current surf forecast for Punaluu at 2PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121919181818181717171716161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168162163117112105103102122114108107104101979916691858382828281
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21AM
0.78
5:03PM
0.92
4:52AM
0.70
5:46PM
0.93
5:25AM
0.61
6:36PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.01
11:17PM
0.18
11:00AM
0.02
12:10AM
0.23
11:32AM
0.04
1:13AM
0.30
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:26-------6:24-------6:24------
Sunset----6:32-------6:32-------6:32---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------1211-21-111
Temp. °C242425262525252424242525252525242424242424232222
Feels °C (?)262627282728292727272727272928272726262525252324
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