Mākoleʻā Beach

Mākoleʻā Beach is a W-facing beach break in Mahaiula, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from N to NNE and S to WNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 38% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the E: light winds or E breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while W onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: the Kaiwi Channel lets in swell from 318.8° (NW) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 254 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

W (268°)

Best swell

SW to WNW (228°–299°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NE to SE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

N to NNE (7° to 20°); S to WNW (170° to 298.5°)

Rare slot

Kaiwi Channel, 318.8° NW

Offshore wind

E

Tide

NOAA station 1617846

Wave buoy

Hilo, Hawaii, HI (188) · 113 km away

Cams

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