Pua'ena Point surf forecast
Haleiwa · Hawaii (Oahu) · United States
Today at Pua'ena Point: best around 07:00, 0.6 m at 6 s with cross-offshore wind. Poor for intermediate surfers, poor for beginners, poor for advanced. Updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC.
Pua'ena Point surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. Best day: Monday 26 Oct (1.2 m at 7 s, cross-offshore).
| Day | Best | Surf | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 07:00 | 0.6 m · 6 s | cross-offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Wed 21 | 15:00 | 0.4 m · 6 s | cross-offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Thu 22 | 17:00 | 0.2 m · 11 s | cross-offshore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
| Fri 23 | 07:00 | 0.2 m · 11 s | cross-offshore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
| Sat 24 | 16:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s | cross-shore | Poor–Fair | Fair | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 07:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Good | Fair |
| Mon 26 | 08:00 | 1.2 m · 7 s | cross-offshore | Fair | Good | Poor–Fair |
Model forecast updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
On the northeast corner of Haleiwa Harbor, the point has three belts: an inside used by surf schools on small days, a middle, and an outer left take-off. When the rest of the North Shore is maxing it stays rideable, and a long-period northerly swell sends big right walls off the outer tip toward the harbour channel. First-timers should only go on the inside on small days, ideally with a lesson.
- Break
- reef break, peaks both ways; faces NW
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- NW, NNW, N
- Best wind
- E, ESE, SE, S (offshore)
- Best tide
- mid tide
- Season
- November-March
- Typical size
- 0.6-3 m
- Crowd
- high
- Hazards
- shallow reef; strong current across the point on big northerly swells; polluted water from Haleiwa Harbor; crowded inside with lessons
Pua'ena Point surf cams
- Pua'ena Point (Surfline, free (ads))
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Questions
Is Pua'ena Point good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (shallow reef; strong current across the point on big northerly swells).
What swell, wind and tide work best at Pua'ena Point?
NW, NNW, N swell, E, ESE, SE, S wind (offshore), at mid tide. Typical size 0.6-3 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Pua'ena Point are in the Surf Spoting app.