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Banyons 93.0

#385 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Hawaii · near Kailua-Kona

Works almost every day, no off season, boardshorts water.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score93.0 /100
Surfable days96% of the year
Clean days39% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell52% period 11 s+
Typical size0.8 m 2.7 ft median
Water27°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Banyons

The best time to surf Banyons is January, February, December. The season runs Dec to Apr. In January the water sits around 26°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.0 m. The nearest airport is KOA (16 km) and the nearest town is Kailua-Kona (4 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%82%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Feb99%73%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Mar100%51%0.8 m25°Cboardies
Apr96%47%0.8 m26°Cboardies
May97%30%0.8 m26°Cboardies
Jun98%22%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Jul95%21%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Aug90%17%0.8 m28°Cboardies
Sep96%28%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Oct98%23%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Nov93%39%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Dec95%53%0.9 m26°Cboardies

Why 93.0

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
23.1
Groundswell 12%
10.4
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
1.3
Water comfort 10%
9.7
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 250° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 73% of days. Mean peak period 13.7 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 94%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 19.607, -155.977 (OpenStreetMap).

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