Waimea Bay & Beach

Waimea Bay & Beach is an NNW-facing reef break in North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from WSW to W and WNW to ENE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 34% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SSE: light winds or SSE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NNW onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

NNW (330°)

Best swell

WNW to NNW (300°–345°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

ESE to SSW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

15–30 ft at the beach

Swell window

WSW to W (243° to 274°); WNW to ENE (296.5° to 57°)

Offshore wind

SSE

Tide

NOAA station 1612668

Wave buoy

Waimea Bay, HI (106) · 6 km away

Cams

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