Hapuna Pt Spot Guide

Just a few miles south of Kawaihae Harbor is Hapuna Bay, one of the Big Island's most beautiful beaches. While not the greatest surfing spot on the Big Island, Hapuna can turn on, but it is more often than not shadowed from big N swells by the northern tip of the Big Island, and from S swells by the southwest coast. Big, winter W swells, however, can transform Hapuna Bay's southern edge into a spectacular lefthand point-break. The rest of the time, Hapuna's long, wide sweep of golden sand beach is a haven for skimboarders, bodyboarders and bodysurfers. This shoredump breaks over sand, and the outer wave breaks over shallow reef.