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Puamana 85.1

#1360 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Hawaii · near Wailuku

Works almost every day, no off season, gentle enough to learn.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score85.1 /100
Surfable days93% of the year
Clean days33% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell34% period 11 s+
Typical size0.9 m 3.0 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Puamana

The best time to surf Puamana is January, November, December. The season runs Mar to Mar. In January the water sits around 25°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.4 m. The nearest airport is OGG (24 km) and the nearest town is Wailuku (18 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%65%1.4 m25°Cboardies
Feb97%39%1.2 m25°Cvest
Mar99%43%1.1 m24°Cvest
Apr97%33%0.9 m25°Cvest
May86%20%0.8 m25°Cboardies
Jun86%17%0.8 m26°Cboardies
Jul99%13%0.8 m26°Cboardies
Aug83%12%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Sep79%7%0.7 m27°Cboardies
Oct90%38%0.9 m27°Cboardies
Nov95%49%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%54%1.1 m26°Cboardies

Why 85.1

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%
19.7
Groundswell 12%
6.7
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
1.7
Water comfort 10%
9.1
Access 10%
9.7

The detail

Faces 230° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 96% of days. Mean peak period 10.7 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 75%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 20.859, -156.670 (OpenStreetMap).

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