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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 Saturday 16 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
26.1° 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 5PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Point_Punaluu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | |
422 | 775 | 811 | 689 | 528 | 326 | 275 | 294 | 346 | 243 | 249 | 267 | 384 | 304 | 375 | 375 | 367 | 331 | 295 | 354 | 476 | 432 | 405 | 405 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 3:52PM1.09m | 3:36AM0.52m | 4:38PM1.10m | 4:22AM0.48m | 5:26PM1.08m | 5:13AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM-0.04m | 10:39PM0.17m | 9:25AM-0.04m | 11:32PM0.17m | 10:07AM-0.02m | 00:29AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | 6:51 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 46 | 775 | 811 | 689 | 528 | 326 | 275 | 294 | 130 | 243 | 249 | 267 | 84 | 138 | 120 | 167 | 186 | 142 | 88 | 120 | 138 | 167 | 165 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 38 | 103 | 93 | 41 | 47 | 118 | 83 | 128 | 37 | 103 | 106 | 116 | 20 | 82 | 20 | 10 | 59 | 50 | 73 | 73 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 24 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SE 16 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 2 | 25 | 59 | 100 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 11 | 131 | 130 | 125 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 37 | 9 | 20 | 74 | 51 | 69 | 10 | 31 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 422 | 322 | — | 293 | 256 | 221 | 118 | 99 | 346 | 221 | 4 | 10 | 384 | 304 | 375 | 375 | 367 | 331 | 295 | 354 | 476 | 432 | 405 | 405 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 52 | 138 | 79 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 64 | 102 | 214 | 118 | 77 | 64 | 99 | 12 | 64 | 202 | 118 | 202 | 64 | 202 | 202 | 64 | 64 |
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