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The Point_Punaluu Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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The Point_Punaluu surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Point_Punaluu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Point_Punaluu sea temperature is
26.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Point_Punaluu today?
The current surf forecast for The Point_Punaluu at 9PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Point_Punaluu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | |
837 | 990 | 943 | 737 | 691 | 630 | 572 | 517 | 546 | 628 | 456 | 524 | 464 | 422 | 339 | 383 | 397 | 408 | 411 | 399 | 345 | 272 | 279 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:09PM0.88m | 9:07AM0.44m | 9:08PM0.81m | 10:41AM0.51m | 10:08PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.19m | 3:36AM0.20m | 1:58PM0.28m | 4:30AM0.18m | 3:36PM0.35m | 5:14AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | 129 | 118 | 161 | 112 | 112 | 157 | 107 | 106 | 101 | 97 | 145 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 242 | 221 | 157 | 155 | 209 | 199 | 183 | 134 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 38 | 57 | 37 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 61 | 58 | 34 | 58 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 55 | 55 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 18 | — | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 58 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 14 | — | 13 | 12 | 25 | — | 4 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 837 | 990 | 943 | 737 | 691 | 630 | 572 | 517 | 546 | 628 | 456 | 524 | 464 | 422 | 339 | 383 | 397 | 408 | 411 | 399 | 345 | 272 | 279 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 214 | 64 | 64 | 91 | 77 | 64 | 77 | 89 | 91 | 77 | 64 | 64 | 77 | 64 | 64 | 543 | 535 | 77 | 64 | 88 | 79 | 64 | 77 |
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