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Kualoa Point (the Point, Kualoa Valley) 70.2

#2513 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Hawaii · near Wahiawa

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score70.2 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days5% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell32% period 11 s+
Typical size1.7 m 5.6 ft median
Water25°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Kualoa Point (the Point, Kualoa Valley)

The best time to surf Kualoa Point (the Point, Kualoa Valley) is January, March, November. It rarely works. In November the water sits around 26°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.8 m. The nearest airport is HNL (24 km) and the nearest town is Wahiawa (20 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%10%2.1 m25°Cvest
Feb99%10%1.9 m24°Cvest
Mar100%12%2.0 m24°Cvest
Apr99%10%1.7 m24°Cvest
May100%2%1.5 m25°Cboardies
Jun100%1%1.5 m26°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Aug100%2%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Sep100%0%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Oct100%3%1.6 m27°Cboardies
Nov100%17%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%7%2.1 m25°Cboardies

Why 70.2

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%
2.6
Groundswell 12%
6.3
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
5.1
Water comfort 10%
8.9
Access 10%
9.7

The detail

Faces 80° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 16% of days. Mean peak period 10.1 s. Days over 3 m: 3%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 7%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 21.535, -157.839 (OpenStreetMap).

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