Puau

Puau is an SW-facing beach break in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from SSE to W and NW to NNW. Offshore wind here blows from the NE: light winds or NE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SW (231°)

Best swell

S to W (191°–272°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

N to E offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSE to W (149.5° to 278.5°); NW to NNW (306° to 346.5°)

Offshore wind

NE

Tide

NOAA station 1612482

Wave buoy

Waimea Bay, HI (106) · 19 km away

Cams

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