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Papaikou Mill currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

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The best time to surf Papaikou Mill is typically when swell comes from the E direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

3.7
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SWELL
HEIGHT

3.7ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

6kt

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AIR TEMP

26°C

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SWELL

2.4ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Sweet 3.7ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds Note: winds from WNW would be better.

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Sunday

Aug 9

FAIR1 excellent hours

🌊 1.2-4.8ft 💨 4-15kt 🌡️ 26-27°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	9s	ENE	12kt	E	13kt	27°C	27°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	3.5ft	8s	ENE	11kt	E	12kt	27°C	27°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	4.6ft	7s	E	11kt	E	11kt	27°C	27°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	4.6ft	7s	E	11kt	E	11kt	27°C	27°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	4.6ft	7s	E	11kt	E	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	4.6ft	7s	E	11kt	E	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	4.7ft	7s	E	10kt	E	10kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	4.7ft	7s	ENE	9kt	E	9kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	4.8ft	7s	ENE	8kt	E	8kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	7s	E	7kt	ENE	7kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	E	5kt	ENE	6kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	7s	ESE	4kt	NE	5kt	27°C	27°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	E	6kt	NE	7kt	27°C	27°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3.6ft	7s	ENE	8kt	NE	9kt	27°C	27°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	3.8ft	7s	ENE	10kt	ENE	11kt	27°C	27°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	ENE	11kt	ENE	12kt	27°C	27°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	E	12kt	ENE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	ESE	14kt	ENE	14kt	26°C	27°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	8s	E	14kt	ENE	15kt	26°C	27°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	ENE	14kt	E	15kt	26°C	27°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	10s	NE	15kt	E	16kt	26°C	27°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	10s	NE	14kt	E	15kt	26°C	27°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	NE	14kt	E	15kt	26°C	27°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	NE	13kt	E	14kt	26°C	26°C	0.3mm

Monday

Aug 10

FAIR4 good hours

🌊 0.4-5.7ft 💨 9-14kt 🌡️ 26-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	9s	NE	13kt	E	14kt	26°C	26°C	0.4mm
1:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	8s	ENE	13kt	E	13kt	26°C	26°C	0.4mm
2:00 AM	POOR	5.7ft	8s	ENE	12kt	E	13kt	26°C	26°C	0.5mm
3:00 AM	POOR	5.7ft	8s	ENE	12kt	E	13kt	26°C	26°C	0.6mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	5.7ft	8s	E	12kt	E	13kt	26°C	26°C	0.8mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	5.6ft	8s	E	11kt	E	13kt	26°C	26°C	1mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	5.6ft	8s	E	11kt	ESE	12kt	26°C	26°C	1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	5.6ft	8s	E	10kt	ESE	11kt	26°C	26°C	1.1mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	5.6ft	8s	E	9kt	SE	11kt	26°C	26°C	1.1mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	5.6ft	8s	E	10kt	ESE	12kt	26°C	26°C	1mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	5.7ft	8s	E	11kt	ESE	13kt	26°C	26°C	1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	5.7ft	8s	E	12kt	ESE	14kt	26°C	27°C	1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	4ft	10s	E	13kt	ESE	14kt	26°C	27°C	1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	12s	ESE	13kt	ESE	14kt	26°C	27°C	0.9mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	13s	SE	14kt	ESE	15kt	26°C	27°C	0.9mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	ESE	13kt	ESE	14kt	26°C	27°C	0.7mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	10s	E	12kt	ESE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.5mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	5.6ft	8s	E	12kt	ESE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	5.5ft	8s	E	11kt	ESE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.4mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	5.5ft	8s	E	11kt	ESE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.4mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	5.4ft	8s	E	11kt	ESE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.4mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	5.3ft	8s	E	10kt	ESE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.4mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	5.3ft	8s	E	10kt	ESE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	5.2ft	8s	E	9kt	ESE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.4mm

Tuesday

Aug 11

GOOD13 good hours

🌊 1.2-5.2ft 💨 8-12kt 🌡️ 26-27°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	5.2ft	8s	E	9kt	ESE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	8s	E	9kt	ESE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	8s	E	8kt	ESE	10kt	26°C	27°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	8s	E	8kt	ESE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	8s	E	8kt	ESE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	8s	E	9kt	ESE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	8s	E	9kt	ESE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	8s	E	9kt	ESE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	8s	E	9kt	SE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	8s	E	9kt	ESE	12kt	27°C	27°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	8s	E	9kt	ESE	12kt	27°C	27°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	7s	E	9kt	ESE	12kt	27°C	27°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	7s	E	10kt	ESE	12kt	27°C	27°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	4.9ft	7s	E	11kt	E	12kt	27°C	27°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	4.9ft	7s	E	12kt	E	12kt	27°C	27°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	7s	E	12kt	E	12kt	27°C	27°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	7s	E	12kt	E	12kt	27°C	27°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	7s	E	12kt	E	12kt	27°C	27°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3.7ft	8s	NE	12kt	E	12kt	27°C	27°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	8s	NNE	12kt	ENE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	NNW	12kt	ENE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	8s	NNE	11kt	ENE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	8s	NE	10kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	5.1ft	7s	ENE	9kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm

Wednesday

Aug 12

FAIR6 good hours

🌊 4.3-5.2ft 💨 7-12kt 🌡️ 26-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	5.1ft	7s	ENE	10kt	E	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	5ft	7s	ENE	11kt	E	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	5ft	7s	ENE	12kt	E	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	5.1ft	7s	ENE	11kt	E	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	5.1ft	7s	ENE	11kt	E	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	5.2ft	7s	ENE	10kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	5.2ft	7s	ENE	10kt	ENE	10kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	7s	ENE	10kt	ENE	9kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	7s	ENE	9kt	ENE	9kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	7s	ENE	9kt	ENE	9kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	7s	E	10kt	ENE	9kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	4.9ft	7s	E	10kt	E	9kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	4.7ft	7s	ENE	10kt	E	10kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	4.5ft	7s	ENE	10kt	E	10kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	4.3ft	7s	ENE	10kt	E	10kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	4.4ft	7s	ENE	9kt	E	10kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	4.5ft	7s	ENE	9kt	ENE	9kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	4.6ft	7s	E	8kt	ENE	9kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	4.6ft	7s	E	8kt	ENE	9kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	7s	E	8kt	E	8kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	7s	E	7kt	E	8kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	4.5ft	7s	E	8kt	E	8kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	4.5ft	7s	E	10kt	E	9kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	4.5ft	7s	E	11kt	ENE	10kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm

Thursday

Aug 13

FAIR2 excellent hours

🌊 0.7-5.0ft 💨 5-12kt 🌡️ 26-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	4.5ft	7s	E	10kt	E	10kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.5ft	7s	E	10kt	E	10kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	4.5ft	7s	E	9kt	E	10kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	4.5ft	7s	E	8kt	E	9kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	4.4ft	7s	E	7kt	E	8kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	4.4ft	7s	E	6kt	E	8kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	4.3ft	7s	E	5kt	E	7kt	26°C	26°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	7s	E	5kt	E	7kt	26°C	26°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	7s	E	5kt	ENE	6kt	26°C	26°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	7s	E	6kt	ENE	7kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	7s	E	7kt	ENE	9kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	4.2ft	7s	ENE	9kt	ENE	10kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	4.3ft	7s	ENE	9kt	ENE	10kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	4.4ft	7s	ENE	9kt	ENE	10kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	4.5ft	7s	ENE	10kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	11s	ESE	11kt	ENE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	SE	11kt	ENE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	17s	S	12kt	ENE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	14s	SE	11kt	ENE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	3.5ft	11s	ESE	10kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	4.9ft	7s	ENE	9kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	7s	E	9kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	7s	E	9kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	5ft	7s	E	9kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm

Friday

Aug 14

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 5.0-7.9ft 💨 9-12kt 🌡️ 26-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	7s	E	10kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	5.1ft	7s	E	10kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	5.2ft	8s	E	11kt	ENE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	5.2ft	8s	E	10kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	5.3ft	8s	E	10kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	5.3ft	8s	E	9kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	5.4ft	8s	E	10kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	5.5ft	8s	E	10kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	5.6ft	8s	E	10kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	5.8ft	8s	E	10kt	ENE	11kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	5.9ft	8s	E	10kt	ENE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	6ft	8s	E	10kt	NE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	6.1ft	8s	E	11kt	NE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	6.3ft	8s	E	11kt	NE	12kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	6.4ft	8s	E	11kt	NE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	6.5ft	8s	E	12kt	NE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	6.7ft	8s	E	12kt	NE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	6.8ft	8s	E	12kt	NE	14kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	6.8ft	9s	E	12kt	ENE	14kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	6.8ft	9s	ENE	12kt	ENE	14kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	6.7ft	9s	ENE	11kt	ENE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	7.1ft	10s	E	11kt	ENE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	7.5ft	10s	E	10kt	ENE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	7.9ft	11s	E	10kt	ENE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Aug 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 2.9-8.5ft 💨 11-21kt 🌡️ 26-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	8.1ft	11s	E	11kt	ENE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	8.3ft	11s	E	11kt	ENE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	8.5ft	11s	E	12kt	ENE	13kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	8ft	11s	E	12kt	ENE	14kt	26°C	27°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	7.5ft	11s	ESE	13kt	E	14kt	26°C	27°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	7ft	12s	ESE	14kt	E	15kt	26°C	27°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	7.2ft	12s	ESE	14kt	E	16kt	26°C	27°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	7.3ft	12s	ESE	15kt	ENE	17kt	26°C	27°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	POOR	7.5ft	12s	ESE	15kt	ENE	18kt	26°C	27°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	POOR	7.6ft	12s	ESE	16kt	E	19kt	26°C	27°C	0.6mm
10:00 AM	POOR	7.7ft	12s	ESE	16kt	E	19kt	26°C	27°C	0.8mm
11:00 AM	POOR	7.8ft	12s	ESE	16kt	E	20kt	26°C	27°C	1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	6.2ft	10s	ESE	17kt	E	21kt	26°C	27°C	1.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	4.5ft	9s	ESE	18kt	E	22kt	26°C	27°C	1.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	8s	ESE	18kt	E	23kt	26°C	27°C	1.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	8s	E	18kt	E	23kt	26°C	27°C	1.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	4.3ft	8s	ENE	18kt	E	23kt	26°C	27°C	1.4mm
5:00 PM	POOR	5.1ft	7s	ENE	18kt	ESE	23kt	26°C	27°C	1.4mm
6:00 PM	POOR	5ft	7s	ENE	19kt	ESE	24kt	26°C	27°C	1.4mm
7:00 PM	POOR	5ft	7s	ENE	19kt	ESE	24kt	26°C	27°C	1.4mm
8:00 PM	POOR	5ft	7s	ENE	20kt	ESE	25kt	26°C	27°C	1.4mm
9:00 PM	POOR	5ft	8s	ENE	20kt	ESE	25kt	26°C	27°C	1.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	4.9ft	8s	ENE	21kt	ESE	25kt	26°C	27°C	1.3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	4.9ft	8s	ENE	21kt	ESE	26kt	26°C	27°C	1.2mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:4.0ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:4-15kt E

Water Temperature:26-27°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Papaikou Mill on the Big Island is an exposed reef break known for its reliable conditions, especially during the winter months. It works best when east swells align with offshore winds from the west-northwest, producing clean, rideable waves. While not the most popular spot, it offers a dependable option for those seeking less crowded lineups. The wave setup is suitable across various swell sizes, and hazards include strong rips, undertow, and exposed rocks. Although it fires most consistently in winter, July is often the best month for scoring clean surf here.

Best Swell Direction: E

Bottom Type: Reef

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionE

Ideal Wind DirectionWNW

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