Puʻualiʻi Beach
Makalawena, Hawaii, United States19.788, -156.037Beach break · faces W (270°)
Spot guide
Puʻualiʻi Beach is a W-facing beach break in Makalawena, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from N to NNE and S to WNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 44% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the E: light winds or E breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while W onshores chop it up.
- Break
- Beach
- Faces
- W (270°)
- Best swell
- SW to WNW (230°–298°), 9 s or longer
- Best wind
- NE to SE offshore, or glassy
- Best surf height
- 3–6 ft at the beach
- Swell window
- N to NNE (6.5° to 20°); S to WNW (184.5° to 298°)
- Offshore wind
- E
- Tide
- NOAA station 1617846
- Wave buoy
- Hilo, Hawaii, HI (188) · 112 km away
- Cams
- None yet
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