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Magics 92.6

#431 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 score92.6 /100
Surfable days94% of the year
Clean days38% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell52% period 11 s+
Typical size0.8 m 2.6 ft median
Water27°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Magics

The best time to surf Magics 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 (18 km) and the nearest town is Kailua-Kona (5 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%81%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Feb98%73%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Mar99%50%0.8 m25°Cboardies
Apr93%47%0.8 m26°Cboardies
May95%30%0.8 m26°Cboardies
Jun95%22%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Jul94%20%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Aug86%17%0.7 m28°Cboardies
Sep95%28%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Oct95%23%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Nov91%39%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Dec94%51%0.9 m26°Cboardies

Why 92.6

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%
22.9
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 42% 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 19.594, -155.972 (OpenStreetMap).

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