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Hapuna 73.0

#2342 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Hawaii · near Kailua-Kona

Peaks in January, gentle enough to learn.

Warm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score73.0 /100
Surfable days64% of the year
Clean days32% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell32% period 11 s+
Typical size0.7 m 2.3 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Hapuna

The best time to surf Hapuna is January, February, December. The season runs Dec to Feb. In January the water sits around 26°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.0 m. The nearest airport is KOA (36 km) and the nearest town is Kailua-Kona (43 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan92%76%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Feb89%71%1.0 m25°Cvest
Mar72%31%0.7 m24°Cvest
Apr73%27%0.7 m25°Cboardies
May61%20%0.6 m26°Cboardies
Jun59%16%0.6 m26°Cboardies
Jul35%8%0.5 m26°Cboardies
Aug34%12%0.5 m27°Cboardies
Sep50%15%0.6 m27°Cboardies
Oct68%22%0.7 m27°Cboardies
Nov69%33%0.7 m26°Cboardies
Dec74%52%0.8 m26°Cboardies

Why 73.0

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

Consistency 26%
19.1
Clean days 24%
19.0
Groundswell 12%
6.2
Season spread 10%
8.2
Wave size 8%
0.8
Water comfort 10%
9.1
Access 10%
8.8

The detail

Faces 290° with 33% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 100% of days. Mean peak period 13.7 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 88%. Months that work: 10 of 12. Coordinates 19.992, -155.827 (OpenStreetMap).

Spots nearby

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