Pahipahiʻālua Beach

Pahipahiʻālua Beach is an NNW-facing reef break in Kawela, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from WSW to W and WNW to E. Offshore wind here blows from the SSE: light winds or SSE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NNW onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

NNW (332°)

Best swell

WNW to NNE (293°–23°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

ESE to SSW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

WSW to W (237° to 272°); WNW to E (293.5° to 87.5°)

Offshore wind

SSE

Tide

NOAA station TPT2779

Wave buoy

Waimea Bay, HI (106) · 11 km away

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