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The Point_Punaluu surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Point_Punaluu today?
The current surf forecast for The Point_Punaluu at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Point_Punaluu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 76 | 80 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:43AM 0.74 | 10:43PM 0.56 | 9:35AM 0.65 | 11:50PM 0.65 | 10:32AM 0.58 | 12:38AM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:01AM 0.35 | 4:00PM 0.18 | 3:43AM 0.41 | 4:42PM 0.17 | 5:32AM 0.42 | 5:21PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
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