The Point_Punaluu surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 HST
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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
25.4° 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 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
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 (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.3
E
1.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888885599999988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10010082737171874783104555979101153158116125120118122929090
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
S
10
WSW
0
WSW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
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
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04AM
0.45
12:52AM
0.77
11:46AM
0.41
1:36AM
0.83
12:59PM
0.41
2:15AM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
0.19
8:16AM
0.36
5:52PM
0.17
8:51AM
0.31
6:43PM
0.14
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58
Sunset--6:02-------6:02-------6:04-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242424232323232324242423232322232424252424232323
Feels °C (?)262525262525242422212221222220222424252423212122
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