Pāhoa Beach

Pāhoa Beach is an NNE-facing beach break in Hawi, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from W to WNW and NNW to ESE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 33% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SSW: light winds or SSW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NNE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

NNE (18°)

Best swell

NNW to ENE (343°–59°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

SSE to WSW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

W to WNW (263° to 284.5°); NNW to ESE (343° to 116°)

Offshore wind

SSW

Tide

NOAA station 1617277

Wave buoy

Hilo, Hawaii, HI (188) · 104 km away

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