Pakala Beach

Pakala Beach is an SSW-facing beach break in Waimea, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from SE to WSW and WNW and WNW to NW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 38% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NNE: light winds or NNE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SSW (194°)

Best swell

SSE to SW (154°–235°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NNW to ENE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SE to WSW (128.5° to 256.5°); WNW (289° to 298.5°); WNW to NW (300° to 304.5°)

Offshore wind

NNE

Tide

NOAA station 1611401

Wave buoy

Hanalei, Kauai, HI (202) · 40 km away

Cams

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