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Kapaniah 32.5

#5249 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Hawaii · near Kailua-Kona

Needs the right swell, wind is the enemy here, peaks in February.

Warm waterBeginner
Surf score32.5 /100
Surfable days35% of the year
Clean days3% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell18% period 11 s+
Typical size0.5 m 1.7 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Kapaniah

The best time to surf Kapaniah is January, February, December. It rarely works. In February the water sits around 25°C, so pack a rash vest or 2 mm, and the typical wave is 0.8 m. The nearest airport is KOA (62 km) and the nearest town is Kailua-Kona (70 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan76%11%0.9 m26°Cboardies
Feb75%14%0.8 m25°Cvest
Mar43%5%0.5 m24°Cvest
Apr32%3%0.5 m25°Cboardies
May11%0%0.5 m26°Cboardies
Jun15%0%0.5 m26°Cboardies
Jul25%0%0.6 m26°Cboardies
Aug16%0%0.5 m27°Cboardies
Sep10%0%0.5 m27°Cboardies
Oct15%0%0.5 m27°Cboardies
Nov37%5%0.5 m26°Cboardies
Dec64%9%0.8 m26°Cboardies

Why 32.5

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

Consistency 26%
9.0
Clean days 24%
1.0
Groundswell 12%
3.2
Season spread 10%
1.8
Wave size 8%
0.1
Water comfort 10%
9.1
Access 10%
7.3

The detail

Faces 45° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 15% of days. Mean peak period 13.7 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 82%. Months that work: 3 of 12. Coordinates 20.230, -155.752 (OpenStreetMap).

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