Laniakea Beach

Laniakea Beach is an NW-facing reef break in Kapaeloa, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from WSW to W and WNW to NE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 39% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SE: light winds or SE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NW onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

NW (320°)

Best swell

WNW to N (298°–11°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

E to S offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

WSW to W (248.5° to 274.5°); WNW to NE (298° to 51.5°)

Offshore wind

SE

Tide

NOAA station 1612668

Wave buoy

Waimea Bay, HI (106) · 7 km away

Cams

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