Pāpōhaku Beach

Pāpōhaku Beach is an NW-facing beach break in Wahīlauhue, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from SSW to W and NW to NNE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 34% 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

Beach

Faces

NW (308°)

Best swell

NW to NNW (310°–349°) or W (268°–276°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

E to S offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSW to W (205° to 276°); NW to NNE (310° to 30.5°)

Offshore wind

SE

Tide

NOAA station 1613226

Wave buoy

Mokapu Point, HI (098) · 52 km away

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